Gyeongju: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to hold their first summit talks on Saturday, with Seoul saying the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula is on the agenda.

The two leaders will meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in the southeastern city of Gyeongju, marking Xi’s first visit to South Korea in 11 years.

The talks come as Seoul strives to maintain a careful balance by improving ties with China, its largest trading partner and a traditional ally of North Korea, while keeping close alignment with the United States amid deepening great-power competition.

South Korean Presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said on Friday that the summit agenda will include discussions on the denuclearisation of

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