South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has said it would be a lack of courtesy for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to oppose President Yoon Suk-yeol taking part in a NATO summit in Madrid.
“If it is necessary for our security, we should go,” Han told reporters on June 28 during a dinner meeting. “It would be a lack of courtesy for China to say do it or don’t do it. It is not in line with mutual respect.”
Addressing a question on how South Korea should conduct diplomacy with China when the CCP opposes Yoon’s attendance at the NATO summit, Han said that South Korea’s position is very clear⁠—the China-South Korea relationship will be developed on the basis of “mutual benefit and mutual respect.”…