Chinese Ambassador Dai Bing (left) meets with South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung-won on January 3, 2025. Photo: Chinese Embassy in South Korea

Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Dai Bing paid a visit to South Korea's Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung-won on Friday. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on China-South Korea relations and other issues of mutual concern, according to a release from the Chinese Embassy in South Korea.

They agreed on strengthening communication, enhancing understanding, and promoting cooperation to jointly advance the healthy, stable, and positive development of China-South Korea strategic cooperative partnership, according to the release. 

Dai was China's former deputy permanent representative to the United Nations (UN). He arrived in Seoul on December 27, 2024 to assume his new post as Chinese ambassador to South Korea, according to the embassy. 

Global Times