On July 10, 2025, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) Zhao Leji met with Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Lee Hack-young in Beijing.

Zhao Leji noted that President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to President Lee Jae-myung immediately after his inauguration and had a phone call with him, reaching important common understandings on advancing the China-ROK strategic cooperative partnership to a higher level. China is willing to work with the ROK, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, to enhance understanding and mutual trust, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, expand people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and promote the sound and stable development of bilateral relations. The NPC of China is willing to maintain close exchanges with the National Assembly of the ROK, give play to the role of the exchange mechanism and platform between the legislative bodies of China and the ROK, strengthen communication and exchanges, provide legal guarantees for mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries, and deepen coordination and cooperation in multilateral mechanisms.

Lee Hack-young said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the ROK and China, the two countries have achieved fruitful results in cooperation across various fields such as politics, economy, and culture. The National Assembly of the ROK hopes to deepen cooperation on the exchange mechanism with the NPC of China, contributing to promoting economic and trade cooperation and enhancing friendship between the two peoples.