In the morning of July 3, 2014, at the invitation of President Park Geun-hye of the Republic of Korea (ROK), President Xi Jinping left Beijing by special plane, starting his state visit to the ROK.

Members of President Xi Jinping's delegation include Mme. Peng Liyuan, wife of President Xi Jinping, Wang Huning, member of the Political Bureau and Director of the Policy Research Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Li Zhanshu, member of the Political Bureau and Secretariat and Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, Yang Jiechi, the State Councilor, and other officials.