President Joe Biden is expected to use his final meeting with China's leader, Xi Jinping, to urge him to dissuade North Korea from further deepening its support for Russia's war on Ukraine. Saturday's talks on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru come just over two months before Biden leaves office and makes way for Republican President-elect Donald Trump.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol told Chinese President Xi Jinping that their two countries should cooperate for peace in the face of North Korea and Russia's military cooperation, Yoon's office said on Saturday.

President Yoon Suk Yeol asked Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday to play a "constructive" role in North Korea's provocations and Pyongyang's deepening military cooperation with Russia in support of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba agreed to strengthen communication at all levels during their first meeting since the Japanese leader took office in October.

Chinese President Xi Jinping told Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba that China hoped Japan would "properly handle" major issues of principle such as history and Taiwan, according to Chinese state media on Saturday.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met for the first time with China's President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru.