Wang Yi Cho Hyun Taiwan 2026 summit: Beijing ramps up diplomatic pressure
Chinese diplomat Wang Yi pressured South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun over the Taiwan issue and Japan's history ahead of the Wang Yi Cho Hyun Taiwan 2026 summit.
A handshake is scheduled, but the rhetoric is hardening. With less than one week to go until a pivotal presidential summit, China's top diplomat hasn't hesitated to use sensitive regional history as a diplomatic wedge.
Shadows over the Wang Yi Cho Hyun Taiwan 2026 summit
In a phone call on Wednesday, Wang Yi spoke with his South Korean counterpart, Cho Hyun, to reassert Beijing's rigid stance on Taiwan. According to reports from Reuters, Wang pointedly raised the spectre of Japan's colonial past, attempting to draw Seoul away from its strengthening ties with Tokyo.
Weaponizing history against Tokyo
Wang accused "certain political forces in Japan" of trying to "reverse the course of history and whitewash" the nation's past. By invoking these grievances, Beijing is likely testing the resilience of the Seoul-Tokyo rapprochement before the leaders meet face-to-face.
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