Chronologies

China - Korea

Chronology from May 2024 to Dec 2024


: Chinese and Russian military aircraft enters South Korea’s air defense identification zone. Nov. 29, 2024: The ROK Embassy in China announces a Dec. 10 farewell ceremony for Ambassador Chung Jae-ho.

: PRC and ROK trade officials meet in Seoul. 

: PRC and ROK culture ministers meet in Shanghai. 

: China’s foreign ministry announces extension of visa-free travel for South Koreans from 15 to 30 days. 

: China and South Korea participate in the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus in Vientiane.

: Presidents Xi and Yoon meet in Lima on the sidelines of the 31st APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting. 

: PRC Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, Deputy Minister for Political Affairs of the ROK Foreign Ministry Chung Byung-won, Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Funakoshi Takehiro, and Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat Secretary-General Lee Hee-sup hold the China-ROK-Japan senior officials’ meeting in Tokyo. The three foreign ministry representatives collectively meet Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi. 

: China, Japan, and South Korea open the Seminar Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Trilateral Cooperation in Changchun. 

: Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un exchange messages marking the 75th anniversary of China-DPRK diplomatic ties. 

: A Chinese foreign ministry delegation for the 2024 China-ROK Future-Oriented Exchange Program meets Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Chung Byung-won at the ROK Foreign Ministry. 

: Xi Jinping sends a message to Kim Jong Un for the 76th anniversary of the DPRK’s founding. 

: PRC Vice Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong meets a South Korean youth delegation visiting China led by Korea Foundation Executive Vice President Lee Jong-kook. 

: ROK Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Chung Byung-won meets Gansu Province’s Deputy Party Secretary Shi Moujun in Seoul. 

: PRC and ROK foreign ministries hold director general-level economic talks in Beijing. 

: Foreign Ministers Wang Yi and Cho Tae-yul meet in Laos on the sidelines of ASEAN forums. 

: Tenth China-ROK Vice Foreign Ministerial Strategic Dialogue is held in Seoul. 

: Beijing and Pyongyang commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the signing of the China-DPRK Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance. 

: The first China-ROK talks on export controls are held in Beijing. 

: PRC Foreign Minister Wang Yi and former ROK Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan meet in Beijing. 

: Jiangsu party secretary Xin Changxing visits South Korea. 

: China and South Korea hold 2+2 diplomatic security talks. 

: PRC, ROK, and Japanese education ministers hold trilateral talks in Seoul. 

: Ninth China-ROK-Japan trilateral summit is held in Seoul. 

: ROK President Yoon Suk Yeol and PRC Premier Li Qiang meet in Seoul. 

: Director General of the PRC Foreign Ministry Department of Asian Affairs Liu Jinsong meets Minister of the ROK Embassy in China Kim Hankyu.

: PRC Embassy in Seoul condemns a lawmaker of South Korea’s ruling People Power Party for attending Taiwan President Lai Ching-te’s inauguration. 

: PRC and ROK police chiefs hold talks in Beijing. 

: China’s NDRC chairman Zheng Shangjie and ROK Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok virtually hold the 18th China-ROK Meeting on Economic Cooperation. 

: South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission, AliExpress, and Temu chiefs sign consumer safety agreements in Seoul. 

: ROK Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul visits Beijing for talks with PRC counterpart Wang Yi. 

: PRC and ROK nuclear envoys meet on the sidelines of the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue in Tokyo. 

: PRC Vice Finance Minister Liao Min, ROK Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok, and Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki meet on the sidelines of the 27th ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governor’s Meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia. 

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