China’s President Xi Jinping has told South Korea’s new leader Lee Jae-myung to put relations back on “the right course” and work with Beijing to uphold multilateralism and free trade.
Beijing is trying to get closer to Seoul amid its escalating rivalry with the United States and Xi described the two countries as “close neighbours that cannot be separated”, adding that the two sides should respect each other’s core interests and major concerns.
In Tuesday’s call, the first since Lee took office…
