Overview
- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said he understands President Xi Jinping will visit South Korea next month for the APEC summit.
- In talks in Beijing, Cho formally invited Xi and proposed elevating the trip beyond APEC to include a bilateral, potentially state, visit.
- China has yet to issue an official confirmation of Xi’s attendance, offering supportive language without a public commitment.
- U.S. chargé d’affaires Joseph Yun said President Trump is expected to attend APEC in Gyeongju and meet President Lee Jae Myung on the sidelines.
- Cho pressed Beijing on North Korea and raised unresolved issues such as Chinese maritime structures in the Yellow Sea during his meeting with Wang Yi.