South Korea, China, Japan Leaders Meet for Rare Summit

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol (C), Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and China's Premier Li Qiang (R) attend the trilateral summit meeting at the Blue House in Seoul on May 27, 2024. JEON HEON-KYUN / POOL / AFP

South Korean, Chinese, and Japanese leaders met in Seoul Monday for their first trilateral summit in nearly five years after nuclear-armed North Korea announced plans to put another satellite into orbit.

There are low expectations of any major breakthroughs at the meeting between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, but the leaders have expressed hopes it could help revitalize three-way diplomacy.

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