Top Chinese Diplomat To Visit South Korea For The First Time In Five Years

South Korea’s FM Kang Kyung-wha and China’s FM Wang Yi at the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Nagoya, Japan, November 23, 2019. © Reuters / Kim Kyung-Hoon

Reuters: Senior Chinese diplomat set for first visit to South Korea in five years amid missile defense row

SEOUL (Reuters) - A high-ranking Chinese diplomat is visiting Seoul this week for the first time in five years as the two countries seek to improve ties amid a spat over a U.S. anti-missile system in South Korea.

The Chinese government’s top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, is set to arrive on Wednesday for a two-day stay, during which he will meet his counterpart, Kang Kyung-wha, and President Moon Jae-in, Seoul officials said.

South Korea sees China as instrumental in reviving stalled denuclearization talks between the United States and North Korea, a longtime ally of Beijing.

Wang’s visit will be his first since a dispute erupted over the installation of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system in South Korea, though he and Kang have talked on other occasions.

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Update: Top Chinese diplomat to visit S. Korea for 1st time in 5 years amid US missile defense row (RT)

WNU Editor: Chinese - South Korean relations have always been "complicated". And as for this visit .... I do not expect any serious announcements.