Wang Yi, South Korean FM discuss next leaders’ exchanges
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Summary
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met visiting South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun in Beijing on Friday, with both sides focusing on restoring momentum in bilateral ties after recent leader-level exchanges. Wang said China and South Korea should prepare for a new round of high-level contacts and use next year’s 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations to promote the healthy and stable development of their strategic cooperative partnership. He also said China was willing to work with South Korea as successive hosts of APEC summits to advance Asia-Pacific community-building and regional prosperity, while expressing hope that the Shenzhen APEC meeting would inject fresh momentum into bilateral ties. Cho said the two countries’ leaders would meet again next week on the sidelines of the APEC meeting, and that Seoul wanted to deepen strategic communication with Beijing, including on the Korean Peninsula
Key Points
- Wang Yi held talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday, November 13.
- Wang said reciprocal visits by the two countries’ leaders late last year and early this year helped put China-South Korea relations back on a track of improvement.
- He said both sides should prepare for a new round of high-level exchanges and use the 35th anniversary of diplomatic ties next year as an opportunity.
- Wang said China was ready to work with South Korea, as important APEC summit hosts, and hoped the Shenzhen APEC meeting would add momentum.
- Cho said the two leaders would meet again next week during APEC, while South Korea would continue strategic communication on Korean Peninsula developments
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong readers, the meeting points to steadier China-South Korea ties ahead of a major regional summit in Shenzhen, a development that can shape trade and travel flows in the wider region. The emphasis on renewed high-level exchanges and stronger strategic communication also suggests both governments are trying to lock in the recent recovery in bilateral relations.