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Seoul Tells Beijing It Wants to Normalize Ties and Upgrade Economic Relations

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August 26, 2025

South Korea hopes to normalize relations with China that have been strained in recent years, a special envoy from Seoul told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Aug 24, and agreed to boost economic cooperation, said Seoul's Foreign Ministry.

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung sent a special delegation led by former Parliament Speaker Park Byeong-seug to his country's main trading partner as he travels to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump.

Mr. Lee arrived in Washington early on Aug 25.

Mr. Park told Mr. Wang that he hoped the countries would work together to "open the door to normalizing South Korea-China relations, which have been strained in recent years," according to his comments relayed by South Korean TV.

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