South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday (January 5, 2026) in Beijing, with closer economic ties as well as the recalcitrant North on the agenda.
Mr. Lee is the first South Korean leader to visit Beijing in six years and his meeting with Mr. Xi comes a day after the nuclear-armed North fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.
Mr. Xi held a welcome ceremony for Mr.
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