All About Summit diplomacy with President Lee Jae Myung

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• President Lee's pragmatic diplomacy shines in talks with China

  Jan 15, 2026

  By Hong Hyun-Ik Former chancellor of Korea National Diplomatic Academy Summit with China early in new year The core of Korea's foreign policy undoubtedly lies in its alliance with the U.S. China, however, holds equal significance considering its major influence on peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and the economy. As the peninsula's closest neighbor for millennia, China shares a bor...

• 'Talks with Japan covered Asia-Pacific trade pact, supply chains'

  Jan 15, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Jan. 14 visit Horyuji Temple, a leading cultural heritage site in Japan's Nara Prefecture. (Cheong Wa Dae) By Yoo Yeon Gyeong President Lee Jae Myung told Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during their bilateral summit this week that Korea seeks to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific P...

• President Lee, Japan agree to identify victims of 1942 disaster

  Jan 14, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung (left) on Jan. 13 announces a joint statement to the media with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the latter's hometown of Nara Prefecture, Japan. (Yonhap News) By Margareth Theresia President Lee Jae Myung on Jan. 13 in his summit with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged future-oriented cooperation for the development of bilateral relations, peac...

• President Lee to visit Japanese PM's hometown for bilateral talks

  Jan 12, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung (right) on Oct. 30, 2025, poses for photos with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi before their summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. (Cheong Wa Dae) By Kim Hyelin President Lee Jae Myung from Jan. 13-14 will visit Japan's Nara Prefecture, the hometown of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaich...

• President Lee proposes solution to sea border row with China

  Jan 08, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung (third from right) on Jan. 5 speaks at a bilateral summit with China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Cheong Wa Dae) By Park Hye Ri President Lee Jae Myung on Jan. 7 proposed drawing a median line within the Provisional Measures Zone (PMZ) in the Yellow (West) Sea to help resolve a bilateral row over Chinese structures installed in the PMZ. At a lunch...

• 'Panda diplomacy' helps accelerate environmental ties with China

  Jan 07, 2026

  Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment Kim Sungwhan (left) on Jan. 5 holds talks with Chinese Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu (right) at the latter’s headquarters in Beijing. (Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment) By Yoon Sojung President Lee Jae Myung's state visit to China is expected to expedite a second round of "panda diplomacy" following the lending of Fu B...

• President touts 'irreversibly solidified' ties to top Chinese off...

  Jan 07, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung (left) on Jan. 6 exchanges greetings with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. By Xu Aiying Photos = Cheong Wa Dae President Lee Jae Myung on Jan. 6 during his state visit to China attended talks with two high-ranking Chinese leaders on specific methods for the "mature" development of the strategic cooperative partnership between b...