President Lee Jae Myung was set to hold summit talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, with the leaders expected to discuss coordination on North Korea, as well as ways to expand economic ties and cultural exchanges. The talks come about two months after the leaders met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Gyeongju in early November, when Xi visited South Korea for the first time in 11 years. He arrived in Beijing on Sunday for a four-day state visit to China, just hours after North Korea fired unidentified ballistic missiles toward the East Sea, marking its first test of weapons this year. The visit marks Lee's first to China since taking office in June last year and the first trip by a South Korean president there since 2019. It comes as South Korea seeks to stably manage its relations with China, a key partner in trade, tourism and peace efforts on the Korean Peninsula, while also maintaining a strong alliance with the United States under the Lee administration's "pragmatic" diplomatic approach. During the meeting, Lee is expected to ask for Ch