Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and foreign minister, held a meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Zhao Xi in Beijing on the 17th.This was China's face-to-face exchange more than a year later, and is also the first official meeting of the highest level of China-Korea diplomacy after the establishment of the Chinese government.

Wang Yi welcomed Foreign Minister Zhao Xian's first visit to China, saying that since President Lee Jae-myung took office, the two heads of state had a telephone conversation and reached important consensus on pushing China-ROK strategic cooperative partnership to a higher level. The two sides should stick to the original intention of establishing diplomatic relations, strengthen the direction of good-neighborliness and friendship, adhere to the goal of mutual benefit and win-win, and be veritable strategic partners.

Wang Yi emphasized that China is a neighbor who cannot move. In ancient Chinese language, "all things grow together and do not harm each other, and go along and do not conflict." The development of relations between the two countries showed that good neighbourliness, friendship, diversity, and focusing on cooperation is the right choice. China's policy for South Korea is stable and continuous, hoping that both sides will be treated honestly, solidify mutual trust, deepen cooperation, win-win, and at the same time deal with sensitive issues. China's South Korea is a beneficiary of economic globalization, in today's unilateral situation, should jointly oppose trade protectionism and safeguard the international free trade system. Before, the South Korean Maritime Police for the rescue of Chinese citizens, the Chinese side for his

Wang Yi said that this year is the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese people's war against Japan and the world anti-fascist war, and also the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. At this special historical node, President Xi Jinping put forward a global governance initiative, to strengthen and improve global governance, China's proposal, and contribute to China's wisdom. China is willing to work with the international community, including the Korean side, to remember history, remember the forerunner, defend the results of the victory of the Second World War, safeguard the international system with the United Nations as the core, and promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction.

Zhao Xian congratulated the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japan and the World Anti-Fascist War on its complete success, and spoke highly of China's great contribution to the victory of World War II. Zhao Xian said that the ROK attaches great importance to its relations with China. President Lee Jae-myung had a successful telephone conversation with *, reconfirming the importance of Korea-China relations and making plans for future development. The ROK cherishes the momentum of improving bilateral relations, and is willing to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state with China, take the opportunity of holding the informal meeting of APEC leaders in Gyeongju as an opportunity to further strengthen high-level exchanges, deepen exchanges and cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, humanities and other fields, and speed up negotiations on the Korea-China and Korea-China-Japan FTA. The ROK respects the one-China position and looks forward to strengthening bilateral and multilateral communication and coordination with China to jointly safeguard regional peace and stability.

Before leaving for China, Zhao Xian stressed to the media at Gimpo Airport in South Korea that "China is a very important neighbor". If there is a problem, it should be clearly put forward and a solution should be found as soon as possible. Zhao Xian also said that South Korea should manage its relations with China on the principle of "practicality" and strive to find a balance between the ROK-US alliance and China-ROK relations.

Foreign media generally pay attention to the signal of Zhao Xian's visit to China. According to Reuters, South Korea's national security adviser Wei Shengro said that China plays a key role in peace on the Korean Peninsula and regional security. Despite the differences in values between the two countries, South Korea still needs to maintain a strong relationship with Beijing.

The meeting of the foreign ministers of China and South Korea released signs of improvement in relations.Han "News Claim" said that according to the practice, this round should originally be visited by the Chinese foreign ministers, but the Korean side has initiated an early arrangement for Zhao's visit to China, highlighting the urgency of strengthening cooperation with China in the context of the complexity of the regional situation.

At the economic level, as China-Korea relations are expected to improve, the Korean consumption, tourism and retail industries have also benefited. ¡°Korea Economy¡± said that since September 29 implementing the temporary visa-free policy for Chinese team tourists, South Korea¡¯s relevant industries have generally risen.

South Korea's Seoul News that the talks not only concerned economic and trade cooperation and maritime disputes, but also touched on the security of the peninsula and the Northeast landscape. In the context of global supply chain turmoil and escalating regional security tensions, South Korea faced a new challenge in how to balance the "Amnesty International" model.

Liu Xiao, dean of the American and East Asian Research Institute at Liaoning University, told the Global Times reporter that the visit of the South Korean Foreign Minister has a positive meaning for diplomatic communication between the two sides.

At the same time, the APEC summit became another focus of public attention. The Korean National Daily said that Zhao's visit was also interpreted as a key node for high-level interaction "final sprint". South Korea's APEC preparation support group Chopin propaganda department chief Park Jinhua said in an interview with the Global Times special reporter on the 17th that China is a very important participant in APEC, and South Korea's foreign ministry will attach great importance to and actively arrange.

Li Xiaoyun, an expert at the University of Chongqing, said that the differences between Li and the previous government in China's policies show that the current South Korea hopes to strengthen the Korean-American alliance while simultaneously developing Korean-Chinese relations to promote the positive interaction between the three sides.

In the streets of Seoul, some ordinary people also expressed expectations for the improvement of China-Korea relations. One citizen said that rather than the ¡°select side stands,¡± he hoped that South Korea would maintain friendly relations with all countries, including China.

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