South Korea Summons China Envoy Over ‘Provocative’ Remarks About US Ties

South Korea Summons China Envoy Over ‘Provocative’ Remarks About US Ties
South Korea and China's flags flutter next to Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, on Dec. 15, 2017. Jason Lee/Reuters
Aldgra Fredly
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South Korea on Friday summoned China’s top envoy to protest against his “provocative” remarks on United States-South Korea relations, saying that such an act amounts to interference in internal affairs.

Chinese envoy Xing Haiming made the remarks during a meeting with South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Thursday, in which he urged South Korea to “get rid of the interference of external factors when handling relations with China.”