South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Jan. 5 called on the Chinese communist regime to work with his nation to achieve peace on the Korean Peninsula, as tensions escalate following Pyongyang’s test-firing of missiles hours before his visit to Beijing.
Lee is in Beijing for a four-day state visit, the first time since 2019 that a South Korean president has traveled to China.
In the opening remarks at the summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Lee said Beijing and Seoul should work together for peace on the Korean Peninsula.
He told Xi that they can “make joint contributions to promote peace,” which he described as “the foundation for prosperity and growth.”…
South Korea’s Lee Urges Regional Peace in Summit With China’s Xi

