China Considers Summit with South Korea at November APEC
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- Wang Yi told South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun during a Wednesday visit to Seoul that Beijing is "actively considering" a summit between the two countries' leaders at the APEC summit in Shenzhen in November
- Wang invited Cho to visit China, and Cho accepted the invitation, according to Seoul's Foreign Ministry
- The ministers agreed on cooperation in service and investment negotiations under the South Korea-China free trade agreement, supply-chain stabilization, cultural exchange, and the adoption of Chinese pandas
- South Korea and China forecast total bilateral travel to exceed 10 million visits and agreed to expand people-to-people exchanges
- Cho urged China to play a constructive role in bringing North Korea back to dialogue "as soon as possible"
- Wang said China's policy on the Korean Peninsula has been consistent and expressed hope for "peaceful coexistence of the two Koreas"
Why it matters: A potential leaders' summit at November's APEC in Shenzhen would formalize a diplomatic reset between Beijing and Seoul, building on concrete steps already agreed — from FTA negotiations and supply-chain talks to adopting Chinese pandas. Cho's request for China's help re-engaging North Korea adds a trilateral dimension, positioning Beijing as a potential broker on the peninsula while the two sides lock in economic cooperation.
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