Experts from Korea and China say, “Strategic communication between the two countries must be strengthened for peace on the Korean Peninsula.”

Near Foundation Korea-China Strategic Dialogue... Agree to expand economic cooperation and people-to-people exchanges

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Min Seon-hee = Diplomatic and security experts from Korea and China agreed that strategic communication between the two countries should be strengthened to ensure peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.

The Near Foundation announced this on the 23rd, jointly holding the '2nd Korea-China Strategic Dialogue' in Seoul with the Center for Contemporary China and World Studies (CCCW) at the University of Hong Kong.

The Korean and Chinese delegations confirmed that easing tensions and securing peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula in the context of nuclear proliferation issues are key elements of regional peace, and emphasized the importance of close strategic communication between Korea and China.

In addition, a consensus was formed that expanding economic cooperation and deepening people-to-people exchanges are key elements that form the basis of the relationship between the two countries in a changing regional environment.

Participants discussed the possibility of securing strategic stability between the United States and China, the need to establish conflict prevention mechanisms to prevent misuse of artificial intelligence (AI), and the importance of protecting the sovereignty and security of third countries amidst strategic competition between the United States and China.

In addition, he emphasized the need to strengthen the role of regional cooperation systems such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and reaffirmed that the multilateral cooperation platform is a key means of managing strategic uncertainty.

The two sides also exchanged opinions on the impact of the Ukraine War and the Iran War on East Asia's security and economy, and agreed that continuous strategic communication between the parties involved is essential to prevent the aftermath of the conflict from spreading to Northeast Asia.

This meeting was held as a follow-up meeting to the first Korea-China strategic dialogue held in Shenzhen, China last April.

On the Korean side, Near Foundation Chairman Jeong Deok-koo, former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shin Kak-soo, and former National Security Office Director Kim Seong-han attended, while on the Chinese side, CCCW founding director Li Cheng and former Dean Jiaqinguo of Peking University's School of International Relations attended.