By Yoo Na-hyunPosted : January 6, 2026, 16:12Updated : January 6, 2026, 16:12
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping take a selfie after their summit in Beijing, China on Jan. 5, 2026. Yonhap
SEOUL, January 6 (AJP) - President Lee Jae-myung shared a selfie with Chinese President Xi Jinping on social media on Mondy night, suggesting their talks were held in a friendly atmosphere.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, shortly after their 90-minute summit, Lee said he took the selfie using a Xiaomi smartphone that Xi had given him, when the two leaders met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in the southeastern city of Gyeongju in November last year.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their summit in Beijing, China on Jan. 5, 2026. Yonhap
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event before their summit in Beijing, China on Jan. 5, 2026. Yonhap
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a summit in Beijing, China on Jan. 5, 2026. Yonhap
Koo Yun-cheol (from left), South Korea's deputy prime minister and minister of economy and finance, and Zheng Shanjie, head of China's National Development and Reform Commission, along with Bae Kyung-hoon, South Korea's deputy prime minister and minister of science and ICT, and Yin Hejun, China's minister of science and technology, pose for a photo after signing a slew of a memorandum of understanding (MOUs), with Lee Jae-myung and Xi Jinping in attendance in Beijing, China on Jan. 5, 2026. Yonhap
Lee said the summit would serve as an important momentum in efforts to improve relations between the two countries while expanding economic cooperation and collaboration in various sectors.
In response, Xi stressed the importance of maintaining firm friendly bilateral cooperation.
