Overview
- President Lee Jae Myung said he asked Xi Jinping to act as a mediator on Korean Peninsula issues, and reported that the Chinese side said it would try while stressing patience.
- Lee publicly proposed a freeze of North Korea’s nuclear programme in exchange for compensation as a first step toward denuclearization, without detailing terms or timelines.
- Seoul and Beijing agreed to hold working- and vice‑minister‑level discussions on Yellow Sea maritime delimitation and to address Chinese structures in overlapping waters.
- Both sides signaled a gradual easing of China’s long‑denied curbs on Korean cultural content, with instructions for working‑level consultations but no concrete commitments.
- The four‑day state visit produced about 14 MOUs and business outreach, and concluded in Shanghai with Lee’s visits to historical sites and a venture and startup summit.