"Important Neighbours": South Korea hosts Xi, first visit since 2014
South Korea will welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping for his first visit since 2014, underscoring efforts to recalibrate ties between two Northeast Asian neighbors. The trip signals movement on security coordination, supply-chain resilience, trade frictions, and exchanges amid heightened U.S.–China rivalry and tensions with North Korea. Seoul seeks balanced diplomacy that protects technological and economic interests, while Beijing aims to stabilize relations, expand market access, and pursue further pragmatic cooperation after a decade of drift.
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