[Wang Yi Holds Strategic Dialogue with South Korean National Security Advisor Wi Sung-rak] On August 20, 2026, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission, held a strategic dialogue with South Korean National Security Advisor Wi Sung-rak in Seoul. The two sides exchanged in-depth views on regional security issues. Wang Yi elaborated on China's principled position on regional and Korean Peninsula issues, pointing out that we should be vigilant against the words and deeds of Japanese right-wing forces that attempt to reverse the course of history, and that we will never allow Japanese militarism to resurface. The fundamental way to resolve the tensions on the Korean Peninsula lies in eliminating the root causes of the problem and urging the United States to abandon its hostile policy towards North Korea. He hoped that all parties would do more to restart dialogue and restore mutual trust, and welcomed the prospect of the Korean Peninsula moving towards peaceful coexistence between North and South Korea, ultimately achieving a peace mechanism and lasting stability on the peninsula.
