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SEOUL, June 4 (Reuters) - South Korea and China have agreed to expand weekly flight rights between the countries for the first time in seven years, Seoul's transport ministry said on Thursday, in another sign of warming ties between the Asian neighbours.
China and South Korea are strengthening their economic ties through cross-border investment and trade integration driven by complementary industrial policies and market developments.
Recently, U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson sparked a diplomatic row after describing South Korea as “the dagger in the heart of Asia” from China’s perspective. The Chinese Embassy in Seoul strongly criticized the remarks,
Northeast Asian neighbours signal closer security ties, but wartime history and Seoul-Beijing relations could stand in the way, analysts say If South Korea and Japan sign a military logistics support agreement,
Japan has launched an anti-dumping probe into imports of key steel products shipped from China, South Korea and Taiwan, adding to signs of trade stress in a sector suffering from global overcapacity.