7月5日，在纪念中韩建交20周年中国媒体座谈会上，韩国驻华大使李揆亨用“肝胆相照、唇亡齿寒”来形容当前的中韩关系。在李揆亨看来，中韩两国关系之所以取得迅速发展，是因为两国间拥有在其他国家关系中罕见的地缘相近、历史交流悠久、文化和感情相通等独特优势。

On July 5,，In honor of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea 20 anniversary symposium in the Chinese media，South Korean ambassador li yu heng use“The credit、Lips death and teeth cold”To describe the relationship between China and South Korea。In li yu heng opinion，China and South Korea relations between the two countries are achieve rapid development，Because the two countries have relationship between in other countries in the rare geopolitical similar、Exchange a long history、Culture and feelings such as mutually distinct advantages。

　　中韩两国建交20年来，有过合作，也有过摩擦，但是“好邻居”的关系主题是不会改变的。正如李揆亨所说，“作为东亚的‘好邻居’，相生共荣才是中韩两国应该坚持的关系原则。”

China and South Korea for 20 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries，collaborated，Also had friction，but“Good neighbors”Theme is the relationship between will never change。As li yu heng said，“As the east Asia‘Good neighbors’，Born in the co-prosperity is the two countries' relationship should stick to the principle。”

　　中韩关系快速推进

China and South Korea relations rapid development

　　自1992年中韩建交以来，两国在行政、文化、体育、经济、青少年往来等各领域进行交流与合作，促进友好发展。李揆亨表示，在短短的20年里，中韩两国关系发展迅猛，无论是从数量上还是质量上看，都取得了长足进展。

Since 1992 China and South Korea since established diplomatic relations，The two countries in the administrative、culture、sports、economic、Youth exchanges in the areas for exchange and cooperation，Promote friendly development。Li yu heng said，In just 20 years，The two countries' relationship is developing rapidly，Both in quantity and quality look，Have made good progress。

　　以人员交流为例，1992年中韩两国交流人员仅13万人次；2011年共有430万韩国人访问中国以及220万中国人访问韩国，双方的人员交流已经达到了650万人次的规模。在经济合作领域，中韩两国也取得了有目共睹的发展。1992年建交时中韩双边贸易额仅为60亿美元左右，而2011年这一数字已增加到2400亿美元，增长了40倍。“更为重要的是，这些数字今后还会不断增长。”李揆亨充满信心地说。

To personnel exchanges for example，In 1992 the two countries' exchange personnel of only 130000 people；In 2011, a total of 4.3 million people in South Korea 2.2 million Chinese people to visit China and South Korea，Both sides of the personnel exchanges has reached 6.5 million people of scale。In the economic areas of cooperation，The two countries are also made the obvious。1992 years of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea, only when bilateral trade for about $6 billion，And in 2011 the number has increased to 240 billion dollars，Growth 40 times。“Even more important，These Numbers will grow continuously。”Li yu heng said with confidence that。

　　近年来，两国在政治层面的高层互访也逐渐频繁。今年1月，韩国总统李明博来华进行国事访问，3月，中国国家主席胡锦涛访韩；5月，李明博参加中日韩三国领导人会议再次访华。而在今年下半年，9月和11月即将举办的亚太经合组织会议和东亚峰会，又将为两国关系的进一步发展提供机会。

In recent years，The two countries in the aspect of politics of high-level visits also gradually frequently。January，South Korean President lee myung-bak on a state visit to China，march，China's President hu jintao, visits Korea；may，Lee myung-bak to China, South Korea and Japan leaders meeting again to visit China。And in the second half of this year，September and November will host the asia-pacific economic cooperation meeting and the east Asia summit，And for the further development of relations between the two countries to provide opportunity。

　　在民间交流方面，中韩两国青少年互访项目已进行多年。李揆亨特别提到了将于近期访华的、由120名韩国青少年学生组成的第三批韩中青年友好使者团，以及已在6月份访问韩国的100名中国青少年代表团。他表示，两国政府已经决定将两国青少年每年互访的规模扩大至500人。“两国应该不断努力去增加交流机会，更加客观地了解对方的立场，加深对对方国家和国民的理解。”李揆亨表示。此外，双方企业家之间、媒体之间的交流活动也频繁展开，这为增进国民理解发挥了重要作用。

In the folk exchanges，The two countries have many years of visits teenagers project。Li yu hunter don't mention the will, in the near future, the visit to China、The 120 south Korean young students of the third group of young and middle-aged Korean friendly messenger group，And already in June 100 to visit Korea China youth delegation。He said，The two countries will the government has decided to two countries each year of teenagers scale visits to 500。“The two countries should continue to try to increase communication opportunities，A more objective understanding of each other's position，The other country to deepen the understanding of and national。”Li yu heng said。In addition，Both sides between entrepreneurs、Media of communication between activities also frequently spread，This for promote the understanding has played an important role。