South Korea diversifies trade and diplomacy at APEC ahead of Trump’s return



Briefings South Korea diversifies trade and diplomacy at APEC ahead of Trump’s return Yoon Suk-yeol’s meetings focus on boosting ties with China, Japan and key resource-rich nations KOREA PRONovember 18, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON High-level South Korean and Chinese officials, led by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, respectively, meet during the sidelines of the APEC summit in Lima, Peru, Nov. 15, 2024 \| Image: ROK Presidential Office South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol held high-level bilateral talks with U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Vietnamese President Luong Cuong during the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru. Discussions focused on advancing the ROK-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA), strengthening economic and security ties with Canada and expanding cooperation with Vietnam. Yoon and Ishiba agreed to deepen collaboration on regional security, particularly in countering Russia-North Korea military cooperation, and reaffirmed their commitment to shuttle diplomacy. Talks with Biden emphasized the importance of the trilateral partnership between © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01South Korea’s Mexico strategy runs into the hard limits of USMCA politics 02Preschool test ban forces South Korea’s English hagwons to rethink placement 03Lee Jae Myung’s Wall Street pitch tests South Korea’s capital market credibility 04US midterm clock raises stakes for South Korea’s $200 billion investment talks 05Lee’s Hormuz red line tests South Korea’s leverage in $350 billion US talks 06South Korea’s AI data center boom is colliding with the true cost of power 07Why South Korea cannot rebalance growth without stronger regional clusters 08Samsung, SK Hynix rejection exposes South Korea’s chip-grid financing problem

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South Korea diversifies trade and diplomacy at APEC ahead of Trump’s return

Yoon Suk-yeol’s meetings focus on boosting ties with China, Japan and key resource-rich nations

KOREA PRONovember 18, 2024

South Korea diversifies trade and diplomacy at APEC ahead of Trump’s return

High-level South Korean and Chinese officials, led by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, respectively, meet during the sidelines of the APEC summit in Lima, Peru, Nov. 15, 2024 | Image: ROK Presidential Office

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol held high-level bilateral talks with U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Vietnamese President Luong Cuong during the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru. Discussions focused on advancing the ROK-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA), strengthening economic and security ties with Canada and expanding cooperation with Vietnam.

Yoon and Ishiba agreed to deepen collaboration on regional security, particularly in countering Russia-North Korea military cooperation, and reaffirmed their commitment to shuttle diplomacy. Talks with Biden emphasized the importance of the trilateral partnership between

South Korea diversifies trade and diplomacy at APEC ahead of Trump’s return

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