Overview
- Cheong Wa Dae confirmed Lee will travel Jan. 4–7, with a Beijing summit and state dinner hosted by Xi Jinping.
- Lee will spend the night of Jan. 6 in Shanghai to honor Korean independence history, including the 150th anniversary of Kim Koo.
- Officials say the talks aim to revive the strategic cooperative partnership with expected MOUs on supply chains, investment, the digital economy, the environment and responses to transnational crime.
- A sizable business delegation is expected, with industry sources naming leaders of Samsung, SK, Hyundai Motor and LG as likely participants under the KCCI.
- China’s Foreign Ministry welcomed the visit as advancing the partnership, and Seoul signals hopes for support on stability involving North Korea and for expanded exchanges.