Beijing’s 3rd Most Important Official to Visit South Korea as China and US Compete Over Semiconductors

Chinese leader Xi Jinping (L), Premier Li Keqiang (2nd L), and Politburo Standing Committee members (L-R) Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, and Wang Huning arrive for a reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on Sept. 30, 2020. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images

Li Zhanshu, the third most important figure in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, is to visit South Korea in mid-September.

According to experts, China and the United States are competing to win over South Korea as it is an important part of the global semiconductor supply chain.