Park Geun-hye's China visit brings hope
- By Ji Mingkui
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Qin Gang, who heads the Information Department of China's Foreign Affairs Ministry, said China is striving to realize its "China Dream," while South Korea wants to commence "the era of national happiness," both signifying greater potential for a development of bilateral ties as well as for regional peace and stability.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for visiting South Korean President Park Geun-hye before their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Strategic communication firstly relies on a basis trust which in turn can lead to a deepened understanding and respect. Both countries share much common ground in terms of history and culture, though their growth patterns do show differences.
A China-South Korea relation that has stood the test of two decades in time means there is hope for more concrete development, and a responsibility for both regional and worldwide prosperity in the long run.
Beijing and Seoul hope Park's visit can consolidate their bilateral ties before setting the tone for their development in the next five to twenty years, during which both governments will seek to strengthen strategic communication and lay out the blueprints for cooperation in all aspects, including politics, economy, national defense and diplomacy.
Prior to Park's China trip, the two governments in April decided to set up a hotline between their two foreign ministers. In early June then, during his stay in China, South Korea's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Jeong Seung-jo exchanged views with his Chinese counterpart General Fang Fenghui.
All the preparations were meant to pave the road for the two countries' top leaders to communicate on the highest, most strategic level possible.
Vital part in NE Asian cooperation
China-South Korea cooperation forms a vital part in the strategic cooperation among northeastern Asian countries as the two have many shared interests in terms of global strategy.
Issues such as how to preserve peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly in northeast Asia requires mutual trust. The two countries are highly complementary. They are major trade partners, have both suffered from the fluctuating U.S. dollar and both wish to ink a currency swap deal. Both countries hope to see a denuclearized Korean Peninsula through dialogue and both expect Japan to reflect on its own history.
The increasing mutual trust between China and South Korea is bound to promote the peace and development in the Asia-Pacific region.
Chinese President Xi Jinping recently visited the United States, where he met with President Barack Obama in California. Amid global attention and speculation, South Korea had hoped China and the U.S. could form "a new type of relationship between major countries," because amicable and constructive Sino-U.S. ties would also benefit South Korea which at the same time is China's close neighbour and a U.S. ally.
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