On the afternoon of Monday, June 30, 2025, Sejong Institute held a closed-door discussion with the delegation from the China Institute of International Studies (CIIS) under the theme “A New Era of China-ROK Relations and Peaceful Development in Northeast Asia.”​

Participants from Sejong Institute:

- Seong-Chang Cheong, Vice President​

- Sang Hyun Lee, Principal Research Fellow​

- Beomchul Shin, Director, Center for Korean Peninsula Strategy​

- Joonkoo Yoo, Director, Center for Security Strategy​​

- Jae Hung Chung, Senior Research Fellow​

- Chansong Lee, Research Fellow​​

- Peter Ward, Research Fellow​

- Gyu Beom Kim, Visiting Research Fellow​

Participants from the China Institute of International Studies (CIIS):​​

- LIU Feitao (刘飞涛), Vice President​, China Institute of International Studies​​

- GONG Ting (龚婷), Deputy Director​, China Institute of International Studies​

- XIANG Haoyu (项昊宇), Specially-Appointed Research Fellow, China Institute of International Studies​​

- LI Min (李旻), research fellow​, China Institute of International Studies

Participants from the Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA):​

- Jinbaek Choi, Professor​​

- Minkeun Cho​, Researcher​​