South Korea and China tensions rise over US ties.
South Korea summoned China's ambassador to protest against comments made by the envoy warning Seoul against making "wrong bets" in the Sino-U.S. rivalry as "provocative" and a possible interference in internal affairs. Xing Haiming also urged Seoul to stop "decoupling" from China and restore economic and diplomatic ties. South Korea's first vice foreign minister warned Xing about the "provocative" remarks and expressed "strong regret." The opposition party has criticized President Yoon Suk Yeol for the administration's lopsided diplomacy toward the U.S. alliance at the expense of ties with China, its top trading partner.