Seoul has given China's ambassador to South Korea a dressing down, following remarks he made during a meeting with the leader of the opposition.
The envoy’s comments are just the latest in a string of undiplomatic remarks made by Beijing’s envoys that have raised eyebrows in Canberra, Manila and Tokyo. Their brazen style of communication has earned Chinese diplomats the brand “wolf warriors.”
During his meeting with Mr. Lee, Mr. Xing had suggested that Korea and China should join hands to confront Japan, which is planning to release coolant water from its stricken Fukushima Nuclear Plant into the Pacific. Mr. Lee and his party are outspoken on the Fukushima issue and are fiercely critical of right-wing President Yoon Suk-yeol’s flagship foreign policy, which is improving relations with Japan.
During Mr. Yoon’s summit with Joe Biden in Washington in April, Seoul was granted a voice in U.S. nuclear weapon deployments and potential usage, in return for a commitment not to develop its own atomic deterrent.
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