On December 17-18, Sejong Institute visited two institutes based in Beijing, and held the "30th Sejong Institute-CICIR Closed-door Joint Meeting." The meeting addressed changes in United States foreign strategy and the implications of the National Security Strategy, the emergence of a multipolar international order and the Global South, the future of United States-China relations including the possibility of President Trump’s visit to China, as well as China-Japan tensions and the Taiwan issue.

Participants from Sejong Institue include: 

- Yong Joon Lee, Chairman​

- Seong Chang Cheong, Vice President

- Jungsup Kim, Principal Research Fellow

- Joonkoo Yoo, Senior Research Fellow​

- Jae Hung Chung, Senior Research Fellow​

- Eun-ju Choi, Research Fellow

On December 17, Sejong Institute held a joint meeting with China Insitutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR).

Participants from CICIR include:

- Fu Xiaoquang, President

- Li Kai, Vice President

- Fan Xiaoju, Associate Research Professor

- Huang Fang, Director, Department of International Exchanges

- Yuan Cong, Deputy Director, Northeast Asia Institute

- Cheng Hongliang, Director, Center for Humanities Exchanges

- Chen Xiangyang, Director, Korean Peninsula Research Center

- Zhang Yao, Associate Research Fellow, Northeast Asia Institute

- Zheng Wenjie, Associate Research Fellow, Northeast Asia Institute

- Wang Jie, Associate Research Fellow, Department of International Exchanges

On December 18, Sejong Institute held a closed-door meeting with China Insitutes of Contemporary International Relations (CIIS).​ 

Participants from CIIS include:​

- Liu Qing, Vice President 

- Wei Min, Senior Research Fellow

- Yuan Sha, Associate Research Fellow

- Yao Zeyu, Assistant Research Fellow

- Tang Xiao, Assistant Research Fellow