On the afternoon of June 23, 2026, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang met in Dalian with Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Kim Minseok, who is attending the 2026 Summer Davos Forum in China. 

Li Qiang stated that the successful mutual visits between President Xi Jinping and President Lee Jae Myung have yielded a series of important consensus, further charting the blueprint for the development of China-ROK relations. China always attaches great importance to developing relations with the ROK. China stands ready to work with the ROK to follow the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, consolidate the foundation of political mutual trust, respect and accommodate each other’s core interests and major concerns, uphold equality and mutual benefit, steadily expand the breadth and depth of bilateral cooperation, and advance the sound, steady and long-term development of the China-ROK strategic cooperative partnership, so as to jointly deliver prosperity to both countries and the wider region.

Li Qiang noted that China and the ROK boast huge untapped potential in trade cooperation. China will work with the ROK to fully leverage institutional mechanisms including the trade ministers’ meeting, accelerate the second phase of free trade agreement negotiations, and boost the expansion and upgrading of two-way trade. Both sides boast respective innovative strengths and deeply integrated industrial and value chains, enabling the two countries to further align their development strengths and fully unlock complementary advantages. The two sides should consolidate and upgrade cooperation in traditional industries while scaling up collaboration in emerging sectors such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, new energy and biomedicine, so as to jointly seize new opportunities for innovative development. Both sides should deepen exchanges and cooperation in areas such as tourism, education, local governments, youth, media, and think tanks, constantly strengthening the bonds between the two peoples. In recent years, the Asia-Pacific economy has maintained rapid growth, thanks to the general adherence to open cooperation by countries in the region. China stands ready to bolster coordination and cooperation with the ROK to jointly advance the building of an open Asia-Pacific economy, uphold free trade and multilateralism, safeguard the security and stability of global industrial and supply chains, and inject positive energy into the development of the Asia-Pacific and even the world at large.

Kim Minseok stated that the successful meeting between President Xi Jinping and President Lee Jae Myung is of great significance, ushering the ROK-China strategic cooperative partnership into a new stage of in-depth development. The ROK side looks forward to working with the Chinese side to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, enhance high-level exchanges and dialogues at all levels, and expand cooperation in trade, economic affairs, and high-tech fields. The ROK side also hopes to accelerate the second phase of free trade agreement negotiations and step up people-to-people and cultural exchanges in areas such as culture, tourism, and youth. The ROK welcomes Chinese enterprises to invest and operate in the country, and stands ready to deepen industrial and supply chain cooperation with China. The ROK attaches great importance to China’s important role and influence in international affairs, actively supports China as this year’s host of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, and is ready to step up communication and coordination with China to make greater contributions to upholding multilateralism and safeguarding regional and global peace and stability.

Wu Zhenglong attended the meeting.