The 8th South Korea-Japan-China Business Summit takes place at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul on May 27, 2024. More than 200 participants of the Business Summit hailed the resumption of trilateral economic and trade cooperation with fresh impetus injected after a hiatus of more than four years, pledging efforts to promote the cooperation between business communities. The business figures from South Korea, China and Japan gathered on the sidelines of the 9th trilateral leaders' meeting held on May 26~27 after a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The last leaders' meeting was held in December 2019 in China's southwestern city of Chengdu. Business communities in the three neighboring countries hailed the convening of the trilateral leaders' meeting and its outcomes, voiced support for trilateral economic cooperation, and pledged efforts towards closer cooperation in facilitating digital transition, stimulating trade, stabilizing supply chains, green transition, responses to population ageing, and healthcare, among other areas. Guest speakers from South Korea, China and Japan at the summit shared their insight into economic revitalization and sustainable development amid the changes in regional and international situations, highlighting population ageing as a common socioeconomic challenge for the three nations demanding cooperation of the business communities in a proactive response.
As the three countries are all manufacturing powerhouses, some speakers cal.
