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A bittersweet departure of an ambassador (KOR)

The failure of a Chinese ambassador to Korea is a failure for Korea, too.

2024.7.16

A bittersweet departure of an ambassador

The failure of a Chinese ambassador to Korea is a failure for Korea, too.

2024.7.15

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Chinese Ambassador to Korea Xing Haiming walks into the Foreign Ministry building in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Thursday for a meeting with Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul. [YONHAP]

Reactions mixed as controversial Chinese envoy departs Korea

Outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Korea Xing Haiming’s departure from the post has attracted diplomatic attention, with some calling it a timely end of his tenure and others suggesting it marks an improvement in relations between Seoul and Beijing.

2024.7.8

Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming enters the Foreign Ministry in central Seoul on Thursday to pay a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul ahead of his departure from the post. [YONHAP]

Outgoing Chinese envoy says he will work to advance Seoul-Beijing relations

Outgoing Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming vowed Thursday to continue making efforts to boost bilateral relations between South Korea and China as he prepares to leave Seoul, a year after sparking a furor over his controversial remarks.

2024.7.4

South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, left, stands alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping at their meeting on the sidelines of the opening of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday afternoon. [OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER]

Xi 'seriously considering' visit to Seoul

Chinese President Xi Jinping said he is weighing a visit to South Korea and expressed support for inter-Korean reconciliation and peace on the Korean Peninsula in talks with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Saturday.

2023.9.24

Japanese Ambassador Koichi Aiboshi speaks at the Korea Press Center in central Seoul last November. [YONHAP]

Japan and China likely to replace envoys to Korea

As the diplomatic tides shift on the Korean Peninsula, the replacement of both the Japanese and Chinese ambassadors to Korea in the second half of this year is very likely. Observers point out that in the case of the new Japanese ambassador, app ...

2023.7.11

Where are the guts and grit?

Although leaders in Korea may not share such grit, we may restrict ourselves to being a “small nation” if they rush to indulge the Chinese ambassador whenever he summons them.

2023.6.22

Mea culpa or what else?

Chinese Ambassador to Korea Xing Haiming rose to stardom as a superheavyweight warrior diplomat. No doubt Korea contributed to his dramatic ascension.

2023.6.21

Officials from the Korea Airports Corporation dressed in traditional clothing distribute souvenirs to arriving passengers at Gimpo International Airport on March 27. [YONHAP]

Korean airlines begin suspending routes to China

Korean airlines are suspending their routes to China on Tuesday amid escalating tensions between Korea and China.

2023.6.21

Democratic Party Rep. Do Jong-hwan takes a bow to Chinese officials and other attendees after walking off stage in making a speech at the China Xizang Tourism and Culture Expo on Saturday. Some seven DP representatives left for China as they were invited to the event by the Chinese government. [YONHAP]

DP lawmakers stress the need for exchanges with China

The visits come at a sensitive time when tensions between Korea and China have been rising since June 8, when China's ambassador to Korea, Xing Haiming, made remarks widely considered offensive in the presence of DP leader Lee Jae-myung.

2023.6.18