On June 2, 2022, Yang Jiechi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the general office of the Central Foreign Affairs Working Committee, had a telephone conversation with Kim Sung Han, head of the national security office of the Republic of Korea. Yang Jiechi said that China and the ROK are both close neighbors and important cooperative partners. Over the past 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties, China and the successive governments of the ROK have worked together to achieve leapfrog development in bilateral relations. China is willing to work with the ROK to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, maintain close communication at all levels, deepen practical cooperation, strengthen people to people and cultural exchanges, jointly safeguard true multilateralism, properly address sensitive issues, and promote the quality and upgrading of bilateral relations, stability and long-term development. Kim Sung Han said that the new ROK government attaches great importance to the development of relations with China and is willing to work with the Chinese side to take the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations as an opportunity to promote ROK China cooperation to open a new era. The two sides also exchanged views on Korean Peninsula affairs and other issues of common concern. (Xinhua News Agency)