China, South Korea agree to boost AI and biotech cooperation
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul in Beijing, agreeing to expand cooperation into AI, biotech and green energy. Wang also said China is willing to work with South Korea to build an Asia-Pacific community ahead of the APEC summit in Shenzhen.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul during talks in Beijing that China values the bilateral relationship and is willing to expand cooperation beyond traditional areas into artificial intelligence, biomedicine, green low-carbon development and the silver economy, according to a report by Hong Kong's RTHK.
Wang, a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, said the two sides should cultivate new engines for economic growth and continuously expand their common interests.
The Chinese foreign minister also noted that the APEC leaders' informal meeting will be held in Shenzhen soon, and that leaders of all participating economies, including South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, have confirmed their attendance. Wang said China is willing to work with South Korea to advance the building of an Asia-Pacific community and promote common development and prosperity in the region.
Xinhua News Agency reported that Cho said the interactions between the two countries' leaders — from Gyeongju to Beijing, and soon again in Shenzhen — will bring bilateral relations to a new height. The South Korean foreign minister said his country is willing to work with China to promote bilateral cooperation and create outcomes that benefit the people of both nations.