China and South Korea Leaders Meet to Strengthen Strategic Partnership

Presidents Xi Jinping and Yoon Suk Yeol discuss regional stability and cooperation at APEC summit.

The meeting between Xi Jinping and Yoon Suk Yeol marks their first in-person encounter in two years, held on the sidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.
Both leaders emphasized the importance of developing a strategic cooperative partnership to enhance regional peace and stability.
Yoon urged Xi to help curb North Korea's military cooperation with Russia, highlighting concerns about Pyongyang's support for Russia's actions in Ukraine.
Xi expressed China's desire for peaceful resolutions on the Korean Peninsula and reiterated the need for dialogue and negotiations.
China recently granted South Korea a temporary visa waiver, which Seoul hopes will improve bilateral relations and foster a friendlier atmosphere between the two nations.