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Top Diplomats Of S. Korea, China To Set Up Hotline Amid N. Korea Tensions -- Yonhap News
BEIJING, April 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Foreign Minister Yoon Byung-se said Wednesday he and his Chinese counterpart have agreed to open a 24-hour hotline for prompt policy consultations on North Korea.
"With regard to North Korea's several acts of raising tensions, the two sides agreed to closely work together to convince the North not to carry out additional provocations, while easing tensions on the Korean Peninsula," Yun told reporters after a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during his one-day visit to Beijing.
As part of their efforts to deepen policy consultations, Yun said he and Wang agreed to set up a hotline between them. Wednesday's meeting was their first since the launch of the new governments in both countries.
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Update #1: South Korea and China establish second hotline -- UPI
Update #2: Top diplomats of S. Korea and China to set up hotline -- Arirang News
My Comment: In case of a military confrontation with North Korea .... the Chinese (and the Americans, South Koreans, Japanese, etc.) want to make sure that the necessary back-channels are established to defuse and/or to stop it.
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