TIL Desk/World/Beijing/ Chinese President Xi Jinping told a South Korean envoy today he was willing to put relations back on a “normal track” amid tensions over a US anti-missile system deployed on the Korean peninsula.
In an apparent fence-mending move, South Korea’s new President Moon Jae-In dispatched his envoy Lee Hae-Chan to China after his election victory last week.
“We’re willing to work with South Korea to preserve the hard-won results, properly handle disputes, put China-South Korea relations back onto a normal track,” Xi said as he greeted Lee in Beijing.
“Your visit to China to step up the communication on important issues related to bilateral relations… shows President Moon and his administration have attached high importance to our ties,” Xi said.
For his part, Lee said Moon asked him to express his “gratitude” to Xi for his message of congratulations after the election.