South Korea hosts Xi for a bilateral summit

President Lee Jae Myung hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping for a bilateral summit on the sidelines of the APEC gathering in South Korea's Gyeongju. Xi received an honour guard ceremony at Gyeongju's national museum before the talks. During the meeting, Lee stated China as a partner in South Korea's efforts to rekindle frayed ties with the North, expressing his hopes that the countries could work together to resume dialogue with the North.