On December 30, Lee Sung-gang, the international trade negotiator and vice-minister of the Ministry of Commerce, met with the head of the Trade Negotiation Division of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Korea, Lu Han-goo in Beijing. The two sides have had in-depth communication on implementing the important consensus of the heads of state of the two countries and on the specific path of speeding up the second phase of negotiations on the China-Korea FTA. Lee Sung-gang said that the heads of state of China and South Korea recently held talks and reached an important consensus on promoting the healthy and stable development of Sino-South Korea relations, provided strategic guidelines for the development of bilateral economic and trade relations, and proposed speeding up negotiations on the second phase of the China-Korea FTA. On December 12, Minister Wang Wentao of the Ministry of Commerce met with Kim Jeong Gwan of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of South Korea in Beijing to have an in-depth exchange of views on implementing the consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries. China is ready to work with South Korea to focus on key issues, resolve differences between the two sides, speed up the second phase of negotiations on the China-Korea FTA to achieve substantial results as soon as possible, and create more new opportunities for cooperation and development for enterprises of the two sides. Lui Han-jeou said he is willing to use the consensus of the heads of state of the two countries as a guide to work together with China and move in the opposite direction to speed up negotiations on the second phase of the Korea-China Free Trade Agreement to reach a mutually beneficial and balanced outcome as soon as possible. Furthermore, the two sides also had an in-depth exchange of views on topics such as jointly promoting the high-quality implementation of the China-Korea Free Trade Agreement and China's entry into the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement.

On December 30, Lee Sung-gang, the international trade negotiator and vice-minister of the Ministry of Commerce, met with the head of the Trade Negotiation Division of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Korea, Lu Han-goo in Beijing. The two sides have had in-depth communication on implementing the important consensus of the heads of state of the two countries and on the specific path of speeding up the second phase of negotiations on the China-Korea FTA. Lee Sung-gang said that the heads of state of China and South Korea recently held talks and reached an important consensus on promoting the healthy and stable development of Sino-South Korea relations, provided strategic guidelines for the development of bilateral economic and trade relations, and proposed speeding up negotiations on the second phase of the China-Korea FTA. On December 12, Minister Wang Wentao of the Ministry of Commerce met with Kim Jeong Gwan of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of South Korea in Beijing to have an in-depth exchange of views on implementing the consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries. China is ready to work with South Korea to focus on key issues, resolve differences between the two sides, speed up the second phase of negotiations on the China-Korea FTA to achieve substantial results as soon as possible, and create more new opportunities for cooperation and development for enterprises of the two sides. Lui Han-jeou said he is willing to use the consensus of the heads of state of the two countries as a guide to work together with China and move in the opposite direction to speed up negotiations on the second phase of the Korea-China Free Trade Agreement to reach a mutually beneficial and balanced outcome as soon as possible. Furthermore, the two sides also had an in-depth exchange of views on topics such as jointly promoting the high-quality implementation of the China-Korea Free Trade Agreement and China's entry into the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement.