Jan. 27 (UPI) -- South Korea on Tuesday called China's decision to remove one of the disputed steel structures from their overlapping waters in the Yellow Sea "meaningful progress" that would help advance bilateral ties.
The foreign ministry made the comment after Being announced that work was in progress to remove part of the three steel structures built in the sea zone where the two countries' exclusive economic zones (EEZs) overlap.
China built two semi-submersible buoys in 2018 and 2024 and a fixed steel platform in 2022 in the Provisional Maritime Zone (PMZ). The issue has been a source of tensions in bilateral relations, as Seoul has regarded the installations as Beijing laying the potential groundwork for future territorial claims.
"As we have continued talks with China on the matter based on our consistent position that we oppose the unilateral installations of the structures in the PMZ, we assess the latest move as meaningful progress," Kang Young-shin, director general for Northeast and Central Asia affairs, told reporters.
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