South Korea and China’s Shandong Province held the Seventh ROK-Shandong Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Meeting in Jinan City, China. The meeting, which will take place from Tuesday to Wednesday, marks the event’s return to an in-person format after a five-year hiatus. Co-hosted by South Korea’s trade ministry and the Shandong Provincial People’s Government, the meeting aims to enhance economic cooperation between the two regions.

During the event, South Korean trade negotiator Jeong In-kyo and Shandong Governor Zhou Naixiang discussed cooperation on supply chains, support for investing companies and collaboration in new industry sectors. Jeong also visited the Korea-China Industrial Cooperation Park in Yantai City, becoming the first high-ranking ROK government official to do so.