On July 10, 2023, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi met with former Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) and Chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Ban Ki-moon in Beijing.

Wang Yi welcomed Ban Ki-moon to attend the First High-Level Conference of the Forum on Global Action for Shared Development, saying that China appreciates Mr. Ban Ki-moon's important contributions to advancing the development of the UN cause and promoting international cooperation. He hopes that Ban Ki-moon, as Chairman of the BFA, will continue to exert his positive influence and commit himself to promoting peace and development in Asia.

Wang Yi said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) 30 years ago, bilateral relations have gone through an extraordinary course and achieved unprecedented results, which should be all the more cherished and safeguarded by both sides. China-ROK relations should move forward on this basis, rather than stagnating, let alone stepping back. China's policy towards the ROK remains unchanged. He hopes that the ROK will make joint efforts with China to overcome temporary difficulties, reinvigorate exchanges and cooperation, and show broad prospects for the development of bilateral relations.

Ban Ki-moon thanked China for its strong support to him as Secretary-General of the UN and Chairman of the BFA, and appreciated China for putting forward a series of important global initiatives, which have injected strong impetus into efforts to pool global synergy. As close neighbors with frequent contacts, the ROK and China must get along with each other in a friendly way. Ban Ki-moon said that he will continue to make efforts for the development of ROK-China relations.

The two sides also had an exchange of views on the situation on the Korean Peninsula and other issues of mutual interest and concern.