President Lee's China State Visit: Shanghai Arrival and Diplomatic Engagements

Shanghai Arrival and Initial Engagements

• 📌 President Lee Jae-myung arrived in Shanghai, marking the final stop of his four-day state visit to China.
• 💡 His Shanghai visit commenced with a dinner hosted by Chen Jining, the Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai.

Beijing Diplomatic Meetings

• 🤝 In Beijing, President Lee met with Premier Li Qiang and Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
• 🔑 The discussions with Zhao Leji emphasized building political trust and deepening friendly ties for stable bilateral relations.
• 🗓️ President Lee extended an invitation for Chairman Zhao to visit South Korea to enhance legislative exchanges.
• 💬 During his meeting with Premier Li Qiang, President Lee expressed hopes for expanding mutually beneficial cooperation and promoting peace and stability in the region.

Strengthening Bilateral Partnership

• ✅ The Blue House confirmed these meetings served to reaffirm commitment to developing the strategic cooperative partnership between Seoul and Beijing.
• 🚀 This builds upon the summit between Presidents Lee and Xi Jinping held earlier in the week.

Future Economic Cooperation

• 📈 On his final day, President Lee will attend the South Korea-China Venture and Startup Summit in Shanghai.
• 💡 This summit aims to explore how ventures and startups can become new engines of cooperation in sectors like content, healthcare, infrastructure, and energy.

Commemorating Shared History

• 🏛️ President Lee's final official engagement is a visit to the Korean Provisional Government in Shanghai.
• 🇰🇷 This visit commemorates the 150th anniversary of independence activist Kim Koo's birth and the 100th anniversary of the provisional government's establishment, honoring independence fighters and shared history.