China calls for joint effort with Japan and South Korea to battle virus

Combo picture shows Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (centre) South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (left) and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.- Xinhua

BEIJING (Xinhua): Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on his South Korean and Japanese counterparts to work together to minimise Covid-19's impact on bilateral exchanges as well as economic and trade cooperation in separate phone calls on Wednesday (Feb 26).

In a phone conversation on Wednesday night with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, Wang suggested that on the basis of effective epidemic prevention and control, the two countries should help their affected industries and enterprises ride out the current difficulties, maintain the stability of their industrial chains and supply chains, and push forward bilateral practical cooperation.