Chinese Foreign Minster Wang Yi told his South Korean counterpart that he supports Seoul’s efforts to resume three-way summits that include Japan, a sign Beijing is trying to counter a US push to forge closer ties with its two Asian allies.

Wang told Park Jin that China backs South Korea — the current chair of the stalled trilateral summit — in playing an “active role” to push forward cooperation with Japan, according to a statement late Thursday from Beijing.

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