National Assembly Speaker Chung Jae-suk met with Dai Bing, the Chinese Ambassador to South Korea, on August 27, drawing attention to Dai's background and diplomatic career.
Chung met with Ambassador Dai in his office at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul. Dai, a Chinese diplomat with a career focused on Africa and the United Nations, officially took up his post as the Chinese Ambassador to South Korea in December 2024.
Born in 1967 in Anhui Province, China, Dai joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1995, primarily building his career in Africa and multilateral diplomacy rather than in Korea or Japan.
Having served at the Chinese Embassy in South Africa, he was the Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the UN from 2020. At the UN, he addressed various issues, including international conflicts and security and development matters.
Due to this background, Dai's appointment to South Korea has been viewed as a departure from previous ambassadors. His predecessor, Xing Haiming, was known for his extensive experience on the Korean Peninsula, while Dai has no prior experience in Korea, focusing instead on Africa and the UN.
Dai officially began his role in South Korea on December 27, 2024, filling the position that had been vacant for about five months after Xing returned to China in July of the same year. The Chinese government later announced Dai's official appointment as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Korea.
At the time of his appointment, South Korea was under a presidential acting system following the 12-3 emergency martial law situation. Dai submitted his credentials to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 30, 2024, and presented his credentials to then-acting President Choi Sang-mok on January 7, 2025.
Since his arrival, Dai has engaged with South Korean government officials and political figures to discuss issues related to China-South Korea relations. In February 2025, he met with then-Foreign Minister Jo Tae-yul to exchange views on bilateral relations and the situation on the Korean Peninsula. In July of the same year, he met with First Vice Minister Park Yoon-joo to discuss ways to enhance the development of relations between the two countries.
In 2026, he continued to engage with South Korean political circles and local governments. On August 11, he met with National Assembly Vice Speaker Nam In-soon to emphasize the need for increased exchanges between the legislative bodies of the two countries, and he also met with Incheon Mayor Park Chan-dae and Chungnam Governor Park Soo-hyun to discuss local government-level exchanges between China and South Korea.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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