Lee meets China’s top diplomat amid Trump overtures to NK

President Lee Jae Myung met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at Cheong Wa Dae on Thursday, as US President Donald Trump’s overtures to North Korea bring Beijing’s potential role back into focus. Lee and Wang assessed bilateral ties as being on a steady path of improvement following reciprocal summit visits, and they agreed to build on that momentum ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen in November, according to Cheong Wa Dae. “Lee also asked Wang to maintain close str