SEOUL/BEIJING ¨C Chinese President Xi Jinping will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on a state visit starting on Sunday, signaling Beijing¡¯s intent to strengthen ties with Seoul amid strained relations with Japan over Taiwan.
The visit marks the second meeting between Xi and Lee in just two months, an unusually short interval that signals China¡¯s keen interest in reinforcing ties with Seoul and boosting economic collaboration and tourism, analysts say.
Relations between China and Japan are at their chilliest point in years after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested in November that a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military ?response from Tokyo.
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