[Wang Yi talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Zhao Xian] November 13, according to the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on November 13, 2026, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, held talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Zhao Xian in Beijing. Wang Yi said that since the end of last year, President Xi Jinping and President Lee Jae-myung have successfully exchanged visits, which has pushed China-ROK relations back on the right track of improvement and development. This year, the trade volume between the two countries has reached a new high, and personnel exchanges will reach tens of millions. Next year will mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The two sides should take this opportunity to jointly promote the China-ROK strategic cooperative partnership to move forward along the right path. Wang Yi said that China and South Korea are close neighbors that cannot be moved away, and maintaining good-neighborly friendship is the right choice for each other. The two sides insist on being good friends and partners with their neighbors, maintaining communication and dialogue at all levels, and deepening practical cooperation in various fields, which has brought benefits to the people of the two countries and promoted regional peace and development. China has always attached great importance to China-ROK relations and is willing to work with South Korea to further enhance mutual trust, expand cooperation in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, biomedicine, green and low-carbon, and silver economy on the basis of traditional cooperation, cultivate new engines of economic growth, and continuously expand common interests. Wang Yi said that the Asia-Pacific region is the common homeland of the people of China and South Korea. The APEC Leaders' Informal Meeting will be held in Shenzhen soon, and leaders of various economies, including President Lee Jae-ming, have confirmed their participation. China has so far held more than 300 activities for APEC's "Year of China", appreciates South Korea's efforts in participating in them, and is willing to work with South Korea to promote the building of the Asia-Pacific community and promote common development and common prosperity in the region. South Korea successfully hosted the APEC meeting last year, and I believe it will also contribute to the APEC Shenzhen meeting. The mutual support between the two sides will inject new connotation and impetus into the relationship between the two countries. Zhao Xian said that since the heads of state of South Korea and China exchanged visits, bilateral relations have been restored and developed, and the significant increase in trade volume and personnel exchanges between the two countries shows that the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries has been fully implemented. The South Korean government's position of respecting the one-China policy will not change. South Korea wishes APEC success in its "Year of China". The exchanges between the two heads of state ranged from Gyeongju to Beijing and will meet again in Shenzhen next week, which will push bilateral relations to a new height. Next year marks the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between South Korea and China. South Korea is willing to work with China to promote bilateral cooperation and create results that benefit the two peoples.