Chronologies
China - Korea
Chronology from Jan 2004 to Mar 2004
: ROK FM Ban meets with Chinese FM Li in Beijing to discuss progress in dealing with the North Korean nuclear crisis.
: ROK FM Ban meets with Chinese FM Li in Beijing to discuss progress in dealing with the North Korean nuclear crisis.
: International conference on historical interpretations and artifacts from the Koguryo Dynasty held in Seoul.
: International conference on historical interpretations and artifacts from the Koguryo Dynasty held in Seoul.
: Reports indicate about 100 North Korean refugees launch a hunger strike at a Chinese detention facility in the border city of Tumen.
: Reports indicate about 100 North Korean refugees launch a hunger strike at a Chinese detention facility in the border city of Tumen.
: PRC FM Li travels to Pyongyang to meet with senior DPRK leaders, including National Defense Commission Chairman Kim Jong-il.
: PRC FM Li travels to Pyongyang to meet with senior DPRK leaders, including National Defense Commission Chairman Kim Jong-il.
: PRC officials release freelance photographer Seok Jae-hyun on parole. Seok had been jailed in the PRC for 14 months on charges of assisting in “human trafficking” as part of an effort to send North Korean refugees by boat from Yantai, China to South Korea.
: PRC officials release freelance photographer Seok Jae-hyun on parole. Seok had been jailed in the PRC for 14 months on charges of assisting in “human trafficking” as part of an effort to send North Korean refugees by boat from Yantai, China to South Korea.
: Korean authorities in Cheju Island seize six PRC fishing boats for operating in Korea’s exclusive economic zone.
: Korean authorities in Cheju Island seize six PRC fishing boats for operating in Korea’s exclusive economic zone.
: PRC FM Li Zhaoxing mentions at a press conference that a possible visit to South Korea by President Hu Jintao is being discussed by the two governments.
: PRC FM Li Zhaoxing mentions at a press conference that a possible visit to South Korea by President Hu Jintao is being discussed by the two governments.
: South Korea’s state-funded Research Center for Koguryo History is established with an annual budget of $9 million.
: South Korea’s state-funded Research Center for Koguryo History is established with an annual budget of $9 million.
: Second round of six-party talks is held in Beijing.
: Second round of six-party talks is held in Beijing.
: PRC Vice FM Wang Yi consults with South Korean officials including ROK FM Ban Ki-moon in Seoul in preparation for the second round of six-party talks.
: PRC Vice FM Wang Yi consults with South Korean officials including ROK FM Ban Ki-moon in Seoul in preparation for the second round of six-party talks.
: ROK Financial Supervisory Commission and the China Banking Regulatory Commission sign an MOU to promote cooperation in regulating Korean and Chinese banks that establish overseas branches in each other’s countries.
: ROK Financial Supervisory Commission and the China Banking Regulatory Commission sign an MOU to promote cooperation in regulating Korean and Chinese banks that establish overseas branches in each other’s countries.
: Korea Industrial Technology Foundation forecasts that China will narrow its technology gap with South Korea in mobile phones and flat-panel displays within the next six years.
: Korea Industrial Technology Foundation forecasts that China will narrow its technology gap with South Korea in mobile phones and flat-panel displays within the next six years.
: ROK Ministry of Finance and Economy announces that China was Korea’s preferred foreign investment destination, with investments of $2.49 billion representing 45.8 percent of South Korea’s total overseas investment.
: ROK Ministry of Finance and Economy announces that China was Korea’s preferred foreign investment destination, with investments of $2.49 billion representing 45.8 percent of South Korea’s total overseas investment.
: Comments by Culture Minister Lee Chang-dong that the debate over the history of the Koguryo dynasty should be handled through private means ignite strong criticisms from Korean NGOs that the ROK government is failing to defend Korea’s position and history.
: Comments by Culture Minister Lee Chang-dong that the debate over the history of the Koguryo dynasty should be handled through private means ignite strong criticisms from Korean NGOs that the ROK government is failing to defend Korea’s position and history.