International relationsSouth Korea's top diplomat visits China as Sino-US tensions spike
Seoul seeks to balance ties with powers while US readies North Korea policy review
South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong, left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi before a meeting in Beijing in 2018. Chung was national security director at the time. © Reuters
KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writer
SEOUL -- South Korea's new foreign minister is traveling to China for a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, a trip that comes as Seoul seeks to balance relations with both Washington and Beijing and as the U.S. prepares to publish its policy review on North Korea.