South Korean Ambassador to China: Looking forward to taking the APEC meeting as an opportunity to deepen practical cooperation between South Korea and China

China News Service, Beijing, October 22 (Liu Mengqing) The 33rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Informal Meeting will be held in Shenzhen, China, in November. South Korean Ambassador to China Roh Jae-hun said in Beijing on the 22nd that he looked forward to taking this opportunity to deepen practical cooperation between South Korea and China.

On the same day, Lu Zaixian attended the "Ambassador Forum" event of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies of Renmin University of China (RUC Chongyang) Regional Country Forum and made the above remarks in an interview with reporters.

Lu Zaixian said that Shenzhen is a city at the forefront of China's high-tech development and has unique industrial advantages. He hoped that this APEC meeting would be an opportunity for South Korea and China to further strengthen practical cooperation in related fields. For example, the two countries can work together in areas such as artificial intelligence and robotics, biomedicine, and renewable energy.

Roh Jae-hyun pointed out that the economic and trade cooperation between South Korea and China has shifted from the past "vertical division of labor" model in which South Korea produced intermediate goods and China assembled and exported them, to a new situation of horizontal cooperation and competition coexisting. He believes that at present, South Korea and China should not only deepen bilateral cooperation, but also expand multilateral cooperation areas, such as conducting joint research and joint investments around global issues, and jointly exploring third-party markets.

Roh Jae-hun also emphasized the cultural exchanges and youth exchanges between South Korea and China. He said that the cultures of the two countries are similar and have different characteristics. He proposed that the two countries can jointly develop, produce and distribute cultural products, and consider setting up cultural funds to support young creators from both countries.

"Youth are the main force now." Roh Jae-hyun emphasized that the younger generation is an important participant in South Korea-China relations. He called for broadening the forms of youth exchanges through multiple online and offline channels, building a sustainable exchange platform, and enhancing the understanding and goodwill of the young people of the two countries towards each other.

Roh Jae-hyun said that next year will mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between South Korea and China, and he expects the relationship between the two countries to "take it to the next level."