Chey Tae-won, chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry and chairman of SK Group, proposed to businesspeople from Korea and China, "Let's look beyond our differences and work together to find clues to good growth."
On the 5th (local time) at the Korea-China Business Forum in Beijing, China, Chey said, "When discussing relations between the two countries, we often use the expression 'seeking common ground while reserving differences (求同存異).' It means we respect small differences while prioritizing the search for shared goals and interests."
The Korea-China Business Forum, where representatives of the two countries' business communities gather, resumed that day for the first time in nine years since 2017. He said, "I took part in the forum held at Ziguode here nine years ago," adding, "This time, I am personally organizing the event, which gives me special feelings."
Chey said, "Seeing that more than 500 businesspeople from Korea and China are gathered here, I can really feel how great the expectations and determination of businesspeople are for economic cooperation between the two countries." He also said, "Right now, Korea-China relations are at a very important turning point of full restoration," and urged, "Let's build on the favorable winds forming between the two countries and seek cooperation measures that corporations and the public in both countries can feel."