South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol congratulated China's Xi Jinping after last week's Communist Party congress, Yoon's office said.
In a letter sent on Monday, Yoon told Xi he looks forward to communication and cooperation to improve relations between South Korea and China, South Korea's presidential office said in a statement. Yoon has sought to reassure Beijing that his efforts to strengthen his country's alliance with the United States is not aimed at China, which is South Korea's largest trading partner.
Xi secured an unprecedented third term as leader on Sunday and introduced a new top governing body stacked with loyalists, cementing his place as the country's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong. - Reuters
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