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China is fighting a rearguard action to keep South Korea friendly.
On Thursday, Premier Li Qiang met with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Jakarta.
Li’s pitch: Let’s be friends.
Some context: Recently, China has tried to patch up brittle ties with South Ko...