Chinese premier attends regional summits

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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L), South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun (C) and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda shake hands before their trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 13th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Singapore November 20, 2007. [Agencies]

Another summit took place between the leaders of China, Republic of Korea and Japan. They agreed to establish an Internet-based secretariat for better communication and coordinated action in political and economic affairs. They also discussed launching a free trade zone, environmental protection, setting up prevention mechanisms against economic and financial crises, and security cooperation in non-traditional arenas.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun shake hands before the trilateral meeting with Japan on the sidelines of the 13th Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Singapore November 20, 2007. [Agencies]

Wen Jiabao also held several two-way meetings.

With ROK President Roh Moo-hyun, Wen Jiabao expressed the Chinese government's support on the rapprochement and unification process on the Korean Peninsula. He said China is willing to keep contact with the South and the North and will push forward denuclearization on the Peninsula.