Embassy of South Korea in China

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, is a sovereign state located in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. The name "Korea" is derived from Goryeo, a dynasty which ruled in the Middle Ages. Its neighbors are China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. South Korea lies in the north temperate zone with a predominantly mountainous terrain. It covers a total area of 99,392 square kilometers and has a population of 50 million. The capital and largest city is Seoul, with a population of 9.8 million. Read More

Embassy

Address: No. 20, Dong Fang Dong Lu, Chaoyang District Beijing Postal Code: 100600 Tel:  ( ? ) (+86) 10 8531 0700 Fax: (+86) 10 8531 0726 Email: webmaster@koreanembassy.cn Website: Website

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South Korea China Relations

People's Republic of China–South Korea relations refers to the international relations between the People's Republic of China and South Korea. Formal diplomatic relations between Beijing and Seoul were established on August 24, 1992.

Presently, China and South Korea have close ties. China and South Korea vowed to enhance cooperation even further. China and South Korea recently agreed to boost their current strategic and cooperative partnership.

Trade between the two countries continued to increase nonetheless. Furthermore, China has attempted to mediate between North Korea and the United States and between North Korea and Japan and also initiated and promoted tripartite talks—among Pyongyang, Seoul, and Washington.

South Korea had long been an ally of the Republic of China. Diplomatic ties between Seoul and Taipei were nevertheless severed in 1992. Formal diplomatic relations were established between Seoul and Beijing on August 24, 1992.

After the KORUS FTA (United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement) was finalized on June 30, 2007, the Chinese government has immediately begun seeking an FTA agreement with South Korea. The FTA between Korea and China are under discussion. South Korea has been running a trade surplus with China, which hit a record US$ 32.5 billion in 2009.

It was announced on 10 January 2011 that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) established two teams of China experts and language specialists under its department handling Chinese affairs in an effort to strengthen diplomacy. An analytical team will report on political, economic and foreign affairs developments in China, and a monitoring team consisting of seven language specialists will report on public sentiment in China. The Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS), a think-tank affiliated to MOFAT, also launched a centre dedicated to China affairs, which will act as a hub to collate research on China undertaken in Korea.

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If you are from South Korea and you wish to visit china, Please Visit China Embassy in South Korea

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