South Korea aims to mend ties with China

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A South Korean delegation led by Park Byeong-seug met China’s Wang Yi to repair relations, boost economic ties and invite President Xi Jinping to the upcoming APEC summit.

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00:00South Korea is moving to mend ties with China, pledging closer economic cooperation.

00:07A special envoy from Seoul met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday,

00:11saying that both sides should work to restore relations that have been strained in recent years.

00:19The envoy, former Parliament Speaker Park Byung-suk, delivered a letter from President

00:24Lee Jae-myung to Chinese President Xi Jinping and extended an invitation to attend October's APEC summit.

00:31Relations between the two countries souled in 2023 after former President Yong Sot-yul

00:37criticized Beijing's policies on Taiwan and human rights. Park said the new government would deepen

00:43strategic cooperation with China while maintaining its security alliance with the United States.

00:48Wang Yi, meanwhile, welcomed the outreach, noting Beijing's support for developing ties.

00:55Both sides also agreed to push for concrete progress on trade and supply chain cooperation.

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