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South Korean Prime Minister Travels to China for Beijing Meetings and WEF Forum in What May Be Final Trip
Prime Minister Kim Min-seok left Monday for Beijing and Dalian to meet Chinese officials and address the Summer Davos Forum. The trip marks his first visit to China since taking office and is expected to be his last as prime minister.
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Prime Minister Kim Min-seok departed South Korea on Monday for meetings with senior Chinese officials in Beijing and to attend the World Economic Forum's annual Summer Davos Forum in Dalian. He traveled aboard Korean Air Force Two. Kim is scheduled to deliver a special address at the forum outlining South Korea's innovative economic vision and proposals for international cooperation.
The visit is his first to China since he took office last year as the first prime minister under President Lee Jae Myung. Kim had planned a trip to China in March for the Boao Forum for Asia but canceled it because of the Middle East conflict. He is the first South Korean prime minister to attend the Summer Davos Forum in 10 years; the previous attendee was Hwang Kyo-ahn in 2016.
The trip is expected to be Kim's last overseas engagement as prime minister. He has offered to resign to run for leader of the ruling Democratic Party. President Lee Jae Myung has nominated Han Seong-sook, minister for SMEs and startups, to succeed him.
