On the afternoon of January 5, 2026, Peng Liyuan, wife of President Xi Jinping, chatted over tea in Beijing with Kim Hye Kyung, wife of President of the Republic of Korea (ROK).

Peng Liyuan welcomed Kim Hye Kyung, who is accompanying President Lee Jae Myung on his first state visit to China at the beginning of the New Year. Peng Liyuan said that the key to state-to-state relations lies in close people-to-people bonds. Noting that China and the ROK are close neighbors, she expressed the hope that the people of the two countries will enhance mutual understanding through frequent exchanges. Peng Liyuan commended Kim Hye Kyung for her dedication to social welfare and for her efforts to promote the protection of women's and children's rights and interests, and expressed her expectation for both sides to share useful experience.

Kim Hye Kyung thanked Peng Liyuan for her warm reception and thoughtful arrangements. She expressed deep admiration for Peng Liyuan's long-term contributions to the development of women's and children's causes, and voiced her willingness to actively promote exchanges between the people of the ROK and China and contribute to enhancing the friendship between the two countries.