ROK president to visit China in June
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Beijing has been consistent in its policy toward the peninsula crisis, and China will use the visit as a chance to boost direct talks between the two sides on the peninsula, and may even explore the possibility for resuming Six-Party Talks, Huang said.
A prominent political figure known for being friendly with China, Park met with the Chinese ambassador to the ROK right after winning the presidential election.
The ROK has arranged an "unprecedented" special working group for Park's visit to China, with more than 60 members, according to Seoul's Chosun Ilbo newspaper.
The working group includes government officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Ministry of Education, as well as university professors and fellows from national research institutions.
Park, the ROK's first female president, has tried to deliver in her determination for direct dialogue with the DPRK, and she has not given up her vow for pushing the "peninsula trust process", which was announced after her election, Huang said.
Shi Yuanhua, director of the Center for Korean Studies under the Institute of International Studies of Fudan University in Shanghai, said the Korean Peninsula crisis is now seemingly "heading to soft landing," and all parties have stated their willingness for more dialogue and negotiation.
After Park took office, Seoul sent several groups of diplomats to China to discuss the peninsula situation.
"But Pyongyang and Seoul now desperately need means of seeing the cards each is holding," Shi said.
Despite the latest positive signs of relief, analysts said it is still too early to say whether the situation will turn around right away.
"So far, both sides on the Korean Peninsula have not changed their previously proposed preconditions for holding bilateral talks," Shi said.
The two sides are at odds about their conditions for resuming communication, and it is unlikely either will make a major concession soon, Shi added.
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