China lodges serious representations with S.Korea over joint statement with U.S

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, not pictured, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken host a State Lunch at the U.S. State Department for Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol at the U.S. State Department in Washington, U.S., April 27, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

China expressed "strong dissatisfaction" to South Korea over its joint statement with the United States about the need for peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, a foreign ministry statement said on Friday.

Department of Asian Affairs Director-General Liu Jinsong met with South Korean Embassy Minister Kang Sang-wook on Thursday evening to emphasise China's stance on Taiwan and urged South Korea to strictly adhere to the "One-China" principle, the ministry said.