Xi Seeks High-Tech Cooperation in Summit With South Korea’s Yoon
- Two leaders meet on the sidelines of G-20 in Indonesia
- Yoon seeks cooperation from China on moves by North Korea
Xi Jinping attends the opening of the G20 Summit in Bali on Nov. 15.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping called for accelerating negotiations on a trade deal and boosting cooperation in high-tech manufacturing in a meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, the first summit between leaders of the two countries in about three years.
Xi told Yoon that China and South Korea should work together to maintain the global free-trade system and ensure the security of global supply chains, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The meeting took place Tuesday on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.