South Korea turns to China as Trump warms up to Kim

Chinese FM Wang Yi arrived in Seoul amid Trump’s push to revive talks with Kim Jong Un, as US scales back joint drills with South Korea Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi arrived in Seoul on Wednesday for talks with South Korean officials, as US President Donald Trump’s push to revive diplomacy with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reshapes the security dynamics on the Korean Peninsula.Wang met South Korean foreign minister Cho Hyun shortly after arriving and is scheduled to meet President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday.The talks come just days after Trump ordered changes to the annual US-South Korea military exercises, saying he did so because of his “very good relationship” with Kim and signalling that he remains open to another meeting with the North Korean leader.The US and South Korea had been conducting the annual drills as a major show of military readiness against North Korea. The exercises, involving tens of thousands of troops, were scaled back amid Trump’s renewed outreach to Pyongyang. Trump has also been weighing how to manage US military commitments in the region as Washington remains heavily engaged in the war with Iran.The decision has drawn attention because the exercises ...