PHOTO: CheongWaDae. Leaders of Republic of Korea, Japan and China participates in the Eighth Trilateral Summit.
On December 24, 2019, leaders from Korea, Japan and China reaffirmed in Chengdu, China, the significance of their 20-year trilateral cooperation that sets forth a new vision for their future.
The Eighth Korea-Japan-China Summit came after 1-year-and-7-months since the last meeting in Tokyo, May 2018. President Moon Jae-in of Republic of Korea, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan gathered to discuss trilateral cooperation, and regional and global politics.
Marking the 20th anniversary of Korea-Japan-China trilateral cooperation, the three sides exchanged views on free trade, economic cooperation and investment and close coordination for denuclearization of and peace in the Korean Peninsula, and renewed their commitment to facilitate the trilateral cooperation.
After the Summit, the three leaders continued to talk about the trilateral partnership at the 7th Korea-Japan-China Business Summit.
During their speeches, Premier Li addressed China’s willingness for trade liberalization regional economic integration, while Prime Minister Abe highlighted its readiness to work for the development of Japan-China-ROK relations. President Moon Jae-in showed his anticipation for mutual growth of the three countries with Asia, through cooperation to strengthen free trade order, seek for innovation and secure peace in Northeast Asia.
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