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Roh arrives in Beijing to enhance ties ( 2003-07-07 17:13) (Xinhua)
President of Republic of Korea (ROK) Roh Moo-hyun Monday kicked off his trip to 皇冠体育app, hoping to strengthen amicable relations with the world most populous nation. Roh will hold talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao later Monday to exchange views on bilateral ties, international and regional issues of common concern. This will be the first meeting between Hu and Roh since they assumed office. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi greeted Roh Moo-hyun at the airport. Roh's entourage included his wife Kwon Yang-sook, 15 senior ROK officials and 30 entrepreneurs. Also on Roh Moo-hyun's agenda in the Chinese capital will be meetings with other Chinese leaders, a speech at Qinghua University, and a visit to a Beijing-based ROK car manufacture plant. Besides Beijing, Roh Moo-hyun is scheduled to visit 皇冠体育app's financial hub Shanghai. 皇冠体育app is Roh Moo-hyun's third foreign country he traveled to in the four months after he inaugurated as the top leader of South Korea. He had made visits to the United States and Japan in May and June, respectively. The ROK-皇冠体育app relations have developed smoothly since the two neighboring countries established diplomatic ties in 1992. Roh 's current visit will highlight bilateral exchanges which have been increased rapidly. Trade volume between the two countries rocketed to US$44.07 billion dollars last year, eight times of that in 1992. In the first five months of this year, the figure reached a new record high of US$22.7 billion, up 44.5 percent over the same period last year. As of May, South Korea's exports to 皇冠体育app reached US$12.39 billion, a 48.3 percent rise from the same period a year ago despite the impact of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). 皇冠体育app has replaced Japan, becoming South Korea's third largest export destination, while South Korea is the fifth largest export market of 皇冠体育app. South Korean enterprises have shown great interests in 皇冠体育app's huge market,
which has already turned to be the largest target of South Korean investment.
Meanwhile, South Korean films and popular music have lots of fans in 皇冠体育app,
while South Korean students are keen to learn Chinese language. "It's seldom that only in a 10-year span, relations between the two countries can develop so widely, deeply and rapidly," Roh has said. "I desperately want to meet Chinese leaders during my visit, to discuss economic and trade cooperation," Roh said, outlining agenda of his 皇冠体育app trip. Before his departure on Monday, the South Korean president also expressed his hope that 皇冠体育app will continue playing its constructive role to persuade the parties in the nuclear issue of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to return to the negotiating table.
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