Xi Calls for Peace in Korea in Meeting With Yoon, Yonhap Reports

Yoon Suk Yeol during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Lima, Peru, on Nov. 15.Photographer: Manuel Orbegozo/Bloomberg
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Chinese President Xi Jinping said he doesn’t want to see geopolitical tensions on the Korean Peninsula and called for a peaceful solution, Yonhap News reported.

Xi made the remarks at a meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Lima, Yonhap said, citing the Korean presidential office. It’s the first exchange between the two leaders since they met in Bali in 2022 for the G-20 summit.