On February 24, Mr. Lee Geun, President of Korea Foundation, sent a letter to Mr. Wang Chao, President of the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA).

Lee highly appreciated Chinese government and its people’s responses in fighting the COVID-19. He commended that the Chinese Communist Party with President Xi Jinping at its core and the State Council, took scientific measures during this “war without smoke”. Meanwhile, Chinese people were united as one and numerous medical staffs persisted fighting in the battlefront despite the risk. He quoted President Moon Jae-in: "China's difficulties are our difficulties", assuring that South Korea would spare no effort to support and cooperate with China in this fight against the viral epidemic.

Lee firmly believed that a deeper friendship and mutual understanding would be achieved between the Korea Foundation and the CPIFA. He looks forward to meeting with President Wang Chao at an early date to discuss cooperation between the two institutions.