Chinese diplomat visits South Korea to re-set ties


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  • Wednesday, 04 Dec 2019

South Korea Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during their meeting at foreign ministry, Seoul, South Korea December 04, 2019. REUTERS/Pool via Chung Sung-Jun

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said it would seek China's help to denuclearise the Korean peninsula as one of Beijing's most senior diplomats arrived in Seoul on Wednesday to repair ties that soured over the deployment of U.S. anti-missile systems in 2017.

Making his first visit to the South Korean capital in more than four years China's State Councillor Wang Yi, who also serves as foreign minister, met South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and was set to meet with President Moon Jae-in on Thursday.

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