Wang added that China's policy is to maintain stability and continuity with South Korea and he urged both sides to "improve national sentiment and manage sensitivities properly" to move bilateral relations forward steadily.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump expressed disappointment after the new South Korean President, Lee Jae Myung, sent a special delegation to China for trade talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on August 25th,

Washington’s increasing focus on Beijing is straining the decades-old alliance between South Korea and the United States.