South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, right, speaks during a summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP)

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to help reopen dialogue with North Korea, Reuters reported.

Lee met Xi in the city of Gyeongju on Saturday, during Xi’s first visit to South Korea in 11 years. The two leaders held a summit and state dinner after an Asia-Pacific leaders’ forum.

What Lee asked for

Lee said he wanted China’s support in resuming talks with the North, which has continued to expand its nuclear weapons programme and rejected Seoul’s proposals for engagement.

“I am very positive about the situation in which conditions for engagement with

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