South Korea�s President Lee Jae Myung (Right) and his wife Kim Hea Kyung (Left) board their plane to depart for China at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam yesterday. South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung left for China eager to boost economic ties with Seoul's largest trading partner while keeping a lid on potentially explosive issues such as Taiwan. — AFPBEIJING: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will meet Monday with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing, with closer economic ties as well as the recalcitrant North on the agenda. The South Korean leader, accompanied by a delegation of business and tech leaders, hopes to secure pledges to expand economic cooperation with his country's largest trading partner. He has previously called for South Korea and China to work towards "more horizontal and mutually beneficial" trade.

Source: New Strait Times January 05, 2026 00:21 UTC