China's Xi pledges to properly address differences with South Korea - Xinhua

 

FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, July 5, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping pledged to make concerted efforts with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in to address differences between the two countries properly, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.

 

"Xi made the remarks in a congratulatory message sent to Moon on the 25th anniversary of the establishment of China-South Korea diplomatic relations," Xinhua said.

 

Development of China-South Korea relations makes a positive contribution to regional peace and development, Xinhua cited Xi as saying. The news agency did not provide further details.

 

South Korea and the United States agreed to deploy the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system in response to the growing missile threat from North Korea.

 

However, the move has angered China, which says the system's powerful radar will look deep into its territory and undermine regional security.

 

China has pressured South Korean businesses through boycotts and bans, such as ending Chinese group tours to South Korea and closing most of South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group's Lotte Mart retail stores in China.

 

Moon has also pushed China, North Korea's most important ally and trading partner, to do more to rein in Pyongyang's missile and nuclear weapons programmes.

 

North Korea has conducted two nuclear tests and dozens of missile tests since the beginning of last year, significantly raising tension on the heavily militarised Korean peninsula and in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions. Two intercontinental ballistic missile tests in July resulted in a new round of tougher global sanctions.

 

(Reporting by Michael Martina; Editing by Michael Perry and Paul Tait)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-08-24

So, again President Trump calls it right. China with immediate action against SK for defense systems but takes decades and pressure to do ANYTHING to slow or stop NK from attack systems of the deadliest nature.

3 minutes ago, mrwebb8825 said:

So, again President Trump calls it right. China with immediate action against SK for defense systems but takes decades and pressure to do ANYTHING to slow or stop NK from attack systems of the deadliest nature.

A tweet from Donald Trump:

Donald J. Trump 

 

✔@realDonaldTrump

While I greatly appreciate the efforts of President Xi & China to help with North Korea, it has not worked out. At least I know China tried!

1:38 AM - Jun 21, 2017

11 minutes ago, ilostmypassword said:

A tweet from Donald Trump:

Donald J. Trump 

 

✔@realDonaldTrump

While I greatly appreciate the efforts of President Xi & China to help with North Korea, it has not worked out. At least I know China tried!

1:38 AM - Jun 21, 2017

subtle sarcasm  

2 minutes ago, mrwebb8825 said:

subtle sarcasm  

Yes, that's Trump's forte in all things: subtlety.

What differences does China have with South Korea? Other than their support for North Korea?

7 minutes ago, craigt3365 said:

What differences does China have with South Korea? Other than their support for North Korea?

It says what the differences are right in the article.

"South Korea and the United States agreed to deploy the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system in response to the growing missile threat from North Korea.

However, the move has angered China, which says the system's powerful radar will look deep into its territory and undermine regional security.

China has pressured South Korean businesses through boycotts and bans, such as ending Chinese group tours to South Korea and closing most of South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group's Lotte Mart retail stores in China."

I got that, even said other than issues with NK in my post.

 

So aside from this,  which they are partially responsible for,  nothing else?

 

Sorry, not trying to be dense! Lousy internet where I am right now.