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China–South Korea relations

The People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) formally established formal diplomatic relations in August 1992. South Korea was the last Asian country to establish relations with the People's Republic of China. In recent years, China and South Korea have endeavored to boost their strategic and cooperative partnership in numerous sectors, as well as promoting a high-level relationship. Trade, tourism and multiculturalism, specifically, have been the most important factors of strengthening the two neighbouring countries' cooperative partnership. Despite this, historical, political and cultural disputes have still played several roles on the relations between South Korea and China, especially with China being politically aligned with North Korea. Both nations have had close ties that reach back thousands of years, which were especially cooperative during the Song and Ming dynasty, which cooperated with Goryeo and the Joseon dynasty respectively. The Ming and Joseon emerged after the invasion of the Mongols and shared close Confucian ideals in its society. Furthermore, the Ming had assisted Joseon during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea, in which the Wanli Emperor sent a total of 221,500 troops. Joseon had also used Classical Chinese as a common script alongside Korean, and its central government was modelled after the Chinese system. During the Cold War, China and South Korea were in opposing sides, with China supporting North Korea during the Korean War. Unofficial contacts between the two countries started in the 1970s and 1980s, both during the Sino-Soviet split, and official relations were established in 1992. Contemporary relations between China and South Korea are characterized by extensive trading and economic relations. China is by far South Korea's largest trading partner, with China importing goods worth $168 billion from South Korea in 2024, which comprised 25% of South Korea's total exports. 23% of South Korea's imports also came from China, worth $139 billion in 2024. In 2015, China and South Korea signed the bilateral China–South Korea Free Trade Agreement.

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• ▸Divination
• ▸Cathedral of St. Theresa of Avila, Subotica
• ▸Stoke-on-Trent

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