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South Korean President Park Geun-hye chose a red suit, the iconic color of China, for President Xi Jinping's welcoming ceremony. During the following summit meeting, Park talked with Xi in fluent Mandarin, as if talking to an old friend she had not seen for a long time. The red suit may have hinted at a likely breakthrough over negotiations on the free trade agreement between the two countries.

The majority of Internet users (in South Korea) expressed positive responses to Chinese President Xi Jinping's two-day state visit, conveying high hopes that the two nations will forge long-lasting constructive ties.

Given the volatile political landscape in Northeast Asia, the direction of the relationship between South Korea and China will affect a complex web of regional relations, including Sino-US relations and Sino-Japan relations - one reason why the summit has drawn global attention.