In Seoul meeting with Wang Yi, South Korean president voices hope for closer China ties

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In a meeting in Seoul, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung expressed hope for closer ties with China. He plans to use the upcoming APEC summit in Shenzhen to elevate the strategic cooperative partnership between South Korea and China.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung told visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday he would use the coming Apec leaders’ meeting in southern China to elevate bilateral ties, as Seoul and Beijing step up diplomatic rapprochement. “I look forward to travelling to Shenzhen in November to attend the Apec summit, using it as a major opportunity to work with China to elevate the South Korea-China strategic cooperative partnership to a higher level,” Lee was quoted as saying by Chinese...