Follow-up: Wang Yi Holds Talks With South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun in Beijing, Says Relations Are Back on a Track of Improvement
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun in Beijing on November 13, 2026. Cho is visiting China from November 13 to 14, in the first meeting between the two foreign ministers in about three months, held ahead of next week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' meeting in Shenzhen.
According to a statement released by China's Foreign Ministry, Wang said China and South Korea are close neighbours that cannot be moved away, and that maintaining good-neighbourliness and friendship is the right choice for both sides. After exchanges between the two countries' leaders since late last year, China-South Korea relations are back on a track of improvement and development. China is willing to further enhance mutual trust with South Korea, expand their common interests, and expand cooperation in traditional sectors and emerging fields including super intelligence (SI) and biomedicine, Wang said.
In his opening remarks, Cho said the Korean Peninsula issue is a vital interest for South Korea, that peace and stability on the peninsula serve the common interests of both countries, and that South Korea is willing to continue strengthening strategic communication with China to push for positive progress on the peninsula. Both sides also expressed expectations for a meeting between the two countries' leaders on the sidelines of the APEC meeting in Shenzhen next week.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will travel to Shenzhen, China, next week to attend the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting. Cho's visit is seen as a final round of coordination for the leaders' meeting.
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China)
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：韩国外交部大楼（四级图库外国外交部包固定图）。 / Photo: Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea (fixed image from the foreign ministries asset pack).
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