South Korean president visits China following Beijing’s rising tensions with Japan over Taiwan

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has begun his visit to China as Beijing aims to strengthen ties amid heightened tensions with Japan over Taiwan.

S. Korea's Lee visits China as Japanese media warn of Beijing outreach

As South Korean President Lee began a state visit to China on Saturday, major Japanese media outlets closely tracked Beijing's efforts to ties.

Xi-Lee summit signals thaw in relations, sends strategic message to Japan, US: Analysis

SEOUL/BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping rarely appears in selfies. But at South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's request, Xi gamely posed for one with Lee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing after a state banquet held in the latter's honour on Jan 5.

South Korea's Lee Jae Myung to meet China's Xi in reset of relations

South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung is set to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping as he seeks to reset frayed ties with his country's biggest trading partner. Regional security and Beijing's unofficial ban on Korean pop culture are also on the agenda for Monday's meeting, which is their second summit since November, when Xi visited South Korea.

South Korean president grins in selfies with China’s Xi as part of four-day charm offensive

South Korean president Lee Jae Myung laughed and posed for selfies with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday as the pair began what he described as a “new phase” in relations during his four-day visit to Beijing.

North Korean missiles fall near Japan; South Korea, Japan on alert

The projectiles, launched off the North Korean east coast, are believed to have fallen outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone.

Rising Geopolitical Risks Spur Gains in Japan and South Korean Defense Stocks

Seoul-based Kiwoom Securities analyst S.J. Park said Monday that Hanwha Aerospace led the local defense stocks' gains because of continued market expectations for the company to secure solid new contract wins from Poland and Middle East countries in dire need of self-propelled K9 howitzers, surface-to-air missiles, and armored vehicles.

China and South Korea pledge to bolster ties as regional tensions rise

BEIJING -- China and South Korea’s leaders pledged to boost trade and safeguard regional stability on Monday during a visit to Beijing by the South Korean president that was overshadowed by North Korea’s recent ballistic missile tests.

Japanese PM’s Taiwan comments prompt China to ban certain exports to Japan

China has banned exports of some rare earth elements and other items to Japan that could be used for military purposes, straining already tense relations between the two countries following the Japanese prime minister’s recent remarks on Taiwan.
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