Moon Jae In in Beijing to mend frayed ties but may find it hard to put Thaad behind
2017-12-14 09:36:57 source：Straits Times
December 13, 2017
BEIJING - Visiting South Korean President Moon Jae In has said his country and China should broaden their economic partnership in eight areas including e-commerce, new technologies, and start-ups, as he sought to mend frayed ties between the two nations.
Speaking to South Korean and Chinese business excutives at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Wednesday (Dec 13), Mr Moon stressed the need to expand bilateral trade and investment beyond traditional manufacturing-based industries, to include services and new industries such as the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, robotics and unmanned aerial vehicles.
He also pushed for negotiations to expand the China-South Korea free trade deal inked in 2015, so as to maximise benefits for both countries.
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