All About Summit diplomacy with President Lee Jae Myung

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• 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...

• Presidents Lee, Xi eye 'full restoration' of relations in 2026

  Jan 06, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Jan. 5 wave at children attending the official welcoming ceremony for both leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Yonhap News) By Park Hye Ri President Lee Jae Myung, on a state visit to China, on Jan. 5 attended a bilateral summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on in-depth methods of raising bilateral coo...

• Regular trade talks set, 14 bilateral MOUs signed with China

  Jan 06, 2026

  Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources Kim Jung-Kwan (far left) and Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao (second from left) on Jan. 5 shake hands after signing bilateral agreements on trade cooperation dialogue, while Minister of Food and Drug Safety Oh Yu-Kyoung (second from right) and Sun Meijun (far right), director general of the General Administration of Customs of China, do the same a...

• President Lee calls China 'key partner' in peace between Koreas

  Jan 05, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung on Jan. 4 makes a speech at a meeting of Korean expats at a hotel in Beijing. (Yonhap News) By Yoon Sojung President Lee Jae Myung on Jan. 4 called China "an indispensable partner on the path toward advancing peace and unification on the Korean Peninsula." He said this to a meeting of Korean expats in Beijing at the first official event of&...