Key facts
- A South Korean foreign ministry official said China gave a relatively detailed account of Kim Jong-un's Dandong trip.
- The official quoted the Chinese side as saying China-North Korea relations focus at a basic level on economic cooperation.
- The talks also covered Wang Yi's meeting with North Korean ruling party official Kim Song-nam in Beijing.
- The official said a US-North Korea summit is possible but the prospect is not large, depending on Donald Trump.
- Seoul's foreign ministry said Cho Hyun urged China to help bring North Korea back to dialogue.
China's foreign minister, Wang Yi, gave South Korea's foreign minister, Cho Hyun, an account of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's visit to the Chinese border city of Dandong on October 24, a senior South Korean foreign ministry official said on November 14, 2026. The Chinese side explained the trip during the two ministers' talks in Beijing on November 13, the official told reporters.
The official quoted the Chinese side as saying that, at a basic level, China's relations with North Korea are focused on economic cooperation rather than political affairs. The official said the South Korean side was able to hear relatively detailed accounts.
The talks also touched on Wang's meeting with Kim Song-nam, a senior North Korean ruling party official who visited Beijing in the week before November 14, the official said. The Chinese side also discussed the possibility of a US-North Korea summit, according to the official.
"My impression (after the talks) was that while there is a possibility, it is not that big," the official said, adding that it would likely depend on the US situation and US President Donald Trump's willingness.
Seoul's foreign ministry said Cho called on China during the talks to play a constructive role in resolving Korean Peninsula issues, including efforts to bring North Korea back to dialogue.