Chinese and South Korean companies sign nine cooperation agreements


South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (centre) at a business forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Monday, Jan 5, during a state visit to Beijing. -- PHOTO: EPA via The Straits Times/Asia News Network

BEIJING (Reuters): Chinese and South Korean companies signed nine cooperation agreements, authorities said on Monday, during a state visit by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, their second meeting in just two months.

Lee's ‌visit to China's capital is the first since he took office ⁠in June and comes amid ratcheting global tensions after North Korea launched ballistic missiles and the U.S. attack on Venezuela.

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