South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (left) and Li Zhanshu's meeting comes after the former was criticised for not meeting US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. - AFP
SEOUL (Reuters): China's top legislator, Li Zhanshu, is set to arrive in Seoul on Thursday (Sept 15) and meet South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who has sought to assure Beijing that his push to deepen ties with the United States is not a threat.
On Wednesday, Yoon's office said that it was seeking to arrange a meeting with Li for Friday, but that final details were being worked out. Li, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee and currently ranked No.3 in the Chinese Communist Party, is also scheduled to meet the speaker of South Korea's national assembly.
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