Pre. Kim to Visit China

President Kim Dae Jung and the First Lady Lee Hee Ho will make a five-day state visit to China from November 11 through the 15th.
President Kim will also attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) Summit Meeting which will be held from November 15 to 18 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
During his visit to China, Pres. Kim will hold a summit meeting with Chinese President Jiang Zemin on November 12 to discuss ways in which cooperative efforts can overcome the ongoing economic crisis in Asia. They will seek paths to better promote relations between the two countries and to maintain peace and stability in Northeast Asia.
The two leaders will not only develop economic and trade oriented relationship between the two countries but forge a new 'partnership' which includes politics, security, culture, as well as personnel exchanges.
After meeting with the Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rong Ji, Pres. Kim will visit Shanghai on November 14.
Pres. Kim will visit Kuala Lumpur on November 15 to attend APEC Summit Meeting. He will hold separate summit meetings with the Canadian, Malaysian, New Zealand, Singaporean, Australian, and Chilean heads of state.
President Kim will visit Hong Kong before he returns home on November 18.