Tensions Simmer Between South Korea and China as Seoul Pivots to Global Role

FILE - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin takes a question during a Foreign Ministry briefing in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2020. FILE - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol salutes at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, South Korea, July 26, 2023.

South Korea's increasingly outspoken stands on issues including Taiwan and the South China Sea are raising tensions between Beijing and Seoul.