South Korea’s foreign ministry has summoned China’s ambassador to protest comments he made accusing Seoul of tilting towards the United States and away from China, as competition between Washington and Beijing for global influence intensifies.South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Chang Ho-jin on Friday warned Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming over his “senseless and provocative” remarks made during a meeting with a South Korean opposition leader a day earlier.The ministry accused Xing of violating diplomatic protocols and interfering with South Korean domestic politics but did not specify the parts of Xing’s comments it saw as inappropriate. The ministry also did not share what Xing said in reply to Chang.
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