Li Zhanshu, the third most important figure in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, is to visit South Korea in mid-September.
According to experts, China and the United States are competing to win over South Korea as it is an important part of the global semiconductor supply chain.
Li is the third most important person within the CCP after the top leader Xi Jinping and State Council Premier Li Keqiang. He is also a close ally of Xi.
South Korean media Yonhap News Agency reported on Sept. 1 that Li will visit South Korea for three days, starting from Sept. 15. He will meet with Kim Jin-pyo, the speaker of the South Korean Parliament, and may pay a courtesy visit to President Yoon Suk-yeol. It isn’t known whether they will discuss a summit between the two countries during Li’s visit….