China-South Korea Relations: An Attempt to Break the Deadlock
China-South Korea Relations: An Attempt to Break the Deadlock

Author(s): Oskar Pietrewicz
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Developing nations, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: South Korea; China; North Korea; Security
Summary/Abstract: The South Korean president’s visit to China (13–16 December) sprung from a mutual willingness to improve bilateral relations. China opposes the deployment of the U.S. THAAD missile-defence system, an issue that remains a sticking point in Sino-South Korea ties. Their respective North Korea policy also has contributed to the deteriorating bilateral relations. The inability to resolve that issue may lead to diplomatic engagement of countries outside the region, including Poland, to try to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

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