China: "We Will Closely Monitor the Situation Regarding Pelosi's Visit to Korea"

Hua Chunying, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Stated This at the Regular Briefing on the 4th

Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, who is visiting Korea, is walking in while talking with Kim Jin-pyo, Speaker of the National Assembly, in front of the main building of the National Assembly on the 4th. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Boryeong] Regarding Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, visiting Korea, China stated that it will "closely monitor the situation related to this visit."

Hua Chunying, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a regular briefing on the 4th, in response to a reporter's question about President Yoon Seok-yeol not meeting Speaker Pelosi, "China has seen the related reports," and made this remark.

Speaker Pelosi visited Taiwan the previous day and then moved to Korea, where she held a Korea-U.S. parliamentary leaders' meeting with National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo on the same day.

Instead of meeting Speaker Pelosi, President Yoon Seok-yeol had a phone call with her for about 40 minutes.

Choi Young-beom, Senior Secretary for Public Relations at the Presidential Office, said in a briefing, "We explained to the U.S. side in advance that it was difficult to schedule a meeting with the President because Speaker Pelosi's visit overlapped with President Yoon's vacation schedule," adding, "Speaker Pelosi's side fully understood the situation."

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