On March 19th, the 19th China-ROK Elite Forum co-sponsored by the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) and 21th Century Korea-China Leaders Society (21C KCLS) was held in Beijing. The Chinese and Korean delegations were respectively headed by H.E. Amb. Wu Hailong, President of the CPIFA and Mr. Kim Hankyu, Chairman of the 21C KCLS. About 40 delegates attended the forum. 

Delegates of the two sides had candid and in-depth discussions on issues of “Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and Peace in Southeast Asia” and “China-ROK Cooperation under New World Economic Situation”. At the opening ceremony, H.E. Li Zhaoxing, Honorary President of the CPIFA and H.E. Lee Ju Young, Deputy Speaker of ROK National Assembly delivered congratulatory remarks; H.E. Amb. Wu Hailong and Mr. Kim Hankyu made opening remarks. 

Wang Dongming, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, and Tang Jiaxuan, former State Councilor, met with the Korean delegation respectively on March 18th.

The China-ROK Elite Forum was initiated by CPIFA and 21C KCLS in 2001, which is held annually in China and Korea in rotation.