​On July 3, the Sejong Institute held the Sixth Sejong Policy Forum of 2019 on the topic of “Assessing Xi Jinping’s Visit to North Korea and the Development in the ROK-China Relations” at the Somerset Palace in Seoul.

Dr. Seonghyon Lee, Director of the Center for Chinese Studies, moderated the sessions and Professor Park Jong Chul, Professor Kim Han-kwon, Research Fellow Lee Mingyu, Chairman Kim Sang Soon presented their cases. Also, Professor Lee Hee Ok, Professor Lee Dong Ryul, Research Professor Lee Sang-sook, and the Sejong Institute’s Vice President of Research Planning Division Cheong Seong Chang, Research Fellow Jung Jae Heung, and Visiting Research Fellow Hwang Jae Jun attended the panel for an in-depth discussion.

Details of the presentation are as follows:

- Park Jong Chul (Gyeongsang National University), "Xi Jinping’s Visit to North Korea and China-DPRK Relations“

- Kim Han-kwon (Korea National Diplomatic Academy), "Xi Jinping’s Visit to North Korea and the Issue of Peace and Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula”

- Lee Mingyu (The Seoul Institute), "Direction of Development of ROK-China Relations“

- Kim Sang Soon (East Asia Peace Institute), "The U.S. Huawei Sanctions and South Korea's Choices"