Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi visits South Korea after 4-year gap to mend ties

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SEOUL (REUTERS) - The top diplomat in China's government arrived in Seoul on Wednesday (Dec 4), visiting South Korea for the first time in more than four years as the countries seek to repair ties that soured over the deployment of US anti-missile systems in South Korea.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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SEOUL - The top diplomat in China's government arrived in Seoul on Wednesday , visiting South Korea for the first time in more than four years as the countries seek to repair ties that soured over the deployment of US anti-missile systems in South Korea.

A year later, a row blew up over the planned siting in South Korea of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defence system, designed to intercept ballistic missiles. "The ice is melting between the two countries, but spring has not yet arrived," Renmin University of China Associate Professor Cheng Xiaohe said in comments carried by the Global Times, an influential tabloid published by the official newspaper of the ruling Communist Party.

South Korea sees China as instrumental in reviving stalled denuclearisation talks between the United States and North Korea, a long-time ally of Beijing.

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