On March 21, 2025 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Cho Tae-yul, who attended together the 11th China-Japan-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting, in Tokyo.

Wang Yi said that China and the ROK are and will remain close neighbors and inseparable partners, who should visit each other frequently and become closer. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the 80th anniversary of ROK's liberation, which is of special significance. History is a textbook that offers both enlightenment and warnings, while also illuminating the path forward. China's policy toward the ROK remains stable. No matter how the domestic situation in the ROK changes, China always adheres to good-neighborliness and friendship between the two countries. Wang Yi expressed the hope that the ROK side will stay committed to the original aspiration when  the diplomatic relations were established, pursue a positive and friendly policy toward China, and work with the Chinese side to steer the China-ROK strategic and cooperative partnership toward the right direction and make respective contributions to regional and world peace and prosperity.

Wang Yi introduced the economic and social development goals set at China's Two Sessions, stressing that China's economy maintains strong growth and resilient vitality and will continue to bring new opportunities to countries including the ROK with its high-quality development. Noting that the ROK and China will host the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting this year and next year respectively, Wang Yi said that both sides should deliver on the common understandings reached between the leaders of the two countries and support each other in successfully hosting the events. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the China-ROK Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The two countries should speed up the second phase of negotiations on the FTA and strive to reach an agreement at an early date. Both China and the ROK are beneficiaries and defenders of free trade. Facing the countercurrent of unilateralism and hegemonic and bullying acts, the two countries should jointly resist "small yards with high fences", jointly oppose "decoupling and severing of supply chains", and maintain the stability and smooth operation of the global supply and industrial chains.

Cho Tae-yul congratulated China on the successful convening of the Two Sessions and wished China new and continuous achievements in the process of modernization. The ROK attaches great importance to bilateral cooperation and cherishes the current sound momentum of improvement and development in ROK-China relations. The ROK side is willing to take the opportunity of hosting the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting to strengthen high-level exchanges and cooperation between the two sides, expand exchanges in various fields such as parliaments, youth, culture and at the sub-national level, and enhance friendship between the two peoples. The current international situation is turbulent and unstable, and the ROK is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with China to jointly safeguard regional peace and stability.

The two sides also had an exchange of views on China-Japan-ROK cooperation, the situation on the Korean Peninsula and other issues of common interest and concern.