On December 2, Yang Jiechi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the office of the Central Foreign Affairs Working Committee, held consultations with Xu Xun, head of the national security office of the Republic of Korea, in Tianjin. *** China is willing to forge a more mature and stable China ROK strategic cooperative partnership with the ROK. The two sides should strengthen communication and coordination on regional cooperation, multilateral framework and global issues and jointly promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system. Xu Xun said that the ROK looks forward to close high-level exchanges with China, comprehensively deepen practical cooperation in various fields, and actively support China in hosting the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. We are willing to make unremitting efforts to build permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula. (outlook new era)