China-South Korea Relations
South Korean president Lee Jae-myung to visit China January 4-7
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At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will pay a state visit to China from January 4 to 7, 2026. It marks Lee's first trip to China since taking office in June 2025 and the first by a South Korean president since 2019. The visit is expected to advance the strategic cooperative partnership between the two nations.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on January 5, the second day of his four-day state visit—the first by a sitting SK leader since 2019. Amid prior announcements of economic talks, discussions emphasized Korean peninsula denuclearisation, regional peace, and bilateral normalisation, with Seoul urging Beijing's constructive role.