TCS

On January 17, 2025, Deputy Secretary-General of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS) YAN Liang visited the Ministry of Emergency Management of China and met with LIU Shunzhang, Deputy Director General of the International Cooperation Department.During the meeting, DSG YAN expressed appreciation for MEM's continued support of the mechanism, providing an overview of TCS' active engagement in this field and highlighting the TCS’ role in expressing solidarity with the three countries during recent natural disasters through official letters of condolence. Deputy Director General LIU spoke highly of TCS' contributions to the Trilateral Ministers' Meeting on Disaster Management. He highlighted emergency management as a natural area for enhanced cooperation, noting that its humanitarian focus on saving lives and helping people creates strong common ground for the three countries to advance their collaborative efforts.Director GAO Kun, who also attended the meeting, reaffirmed that trilateral cooperation mechanisms remain a core priority for the ministry. She expressed MEM's commitment to supporting TCS in organizing the upcoming working-level consultation meeting.▲DSG YAN Liang met with LIU Shunzhang, Deputy Director General of the International Cooperation Department, MEM▲Group photo

On January 16, 2025, Deputy Secretary-General of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS) YAN Liang met with Global Times Editor-in-Chief FAN Zhengwei at the newspaper’s office in Beijing, China. During the meeting, they exchanged views on trilateral cooperation and explored new collaborative opportunities. DSG Yan provided comprehensive updates on recent developments in trilateral cooperation and highlighted key TCS’ projects, including CJK Word of the Year and Trilateral Journalist Exchange Program. He expressed gratitude to the Global Times for their support in publishing an editorial on the selected word of the CJK Word of the Year, and emphasized the importance of enhancing the partnership between the TCS and the Global Times.Editor-in-Chief FAN reaffirmed that trilateral cooperation remains a priority focus area for the Global Times. He acknowledged TCS’ significant contribution in advancing trilateral cooperation and expressed interest in further cooperation.Vice Editor-in-Chief MENG Yuhong, who also attended the meeting, highlighted the newspaper’s extensive coverage of trilateral cooperation and proposed new cooperative initiatives for media cooperation, including the possibility of conducting a joint survey on mutual perceptions among the three countries. ▲TCS Deputy Secretary-General YAN Liang Meets with Global Times Editor-in-Chief FAN Zhengwei▲Group photo

On 9 January 2025, Secretary-General LEE Hee-sup, Deputy Secretary-General ZUSHI Shuji and Deputy Secretary-General YAN Liang (collectively referred to as “7th Consultative Board”) of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (hereinafter referred to as “TCS”) paid a courtesy call on H.E. DAI Bing, Ambassador of China to the ROK. Secretary-General LEE congratulated Ambassador DAI on his assumption of duty and expressed gratitude to the Chinese government for its continuous support of the TCS and its efforts in promoting trilateral cooperation. Following the 9th Trilateral Summit last year, the TCS has actively advanced the implementation of the meeting outcomes, organizing a series of initiatives and activities that align closely with the principles outlined in the Joint Declaration. He said that TCS will continue to diligently implement relevant exchange programs to support the growth of trilateral cooperation. Ambassador DAI expressed appreciation for the courtesy call by the 7th Consultative Board and emphasized his commitment to advancing the China-Korea strategic cooperative partnership. Highlighting the shared interests and close ties between China, Japan, and Korea as major global political and economic entities, he called for continued efforts toward mutually beneficial cooperation and promised to support the work of the TCS going forward. During the meeting, SG LEE extended deep condolences for the tragic loss of life caused by the devastating earthquake in China’s Xizang autonomous region.▲Secretary-General LEE Hee-sup and Ambassador DAI Bing▲Group Photo

On January 7, 2025, Director General MAEKAWA Naoyuki of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Seoul Office visited the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS) and met with Secretary-General LEE Hee-sup and Deputy Secretary-General ZUSHI Shuji.Secretary-General LEE and DSG ZUSHI warmly welcomed the JETRO Seoul delegation, shared insights on the economic trends of the three countries and introduced the TCS's initiatives. Director General MAEKAWA outlined JETRO's roles and functions and shared the organizationʼs plans to promote Japanese business growth overseas.Both parties expressed their hopes for the TCS and JETRO to strengthen mutual collaboration and enhance cooperation in the economic field.▲Director General MAEKAWA Naoyuki of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Seoul and SG LEE▲Group Photo