Moon's visit could foster better China ties

Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in's first state visit to China is expected to boost bilateral ties after the two countries reached some consensuses on the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile system's deployment, analysts said.

The four-day visit will allow the two sides to have "more candid communication" over sensitive issues so as to avoid the ROK having a "misjudgment", said Su Xiaohui, a researcher of China's foreign policy at the China Institute of International Studies.

Su said she expected that leaders of the two countries will discuss general policies on how to develop bilateral ties for the next stage and that the two countries will see more active exchanges, including intergovernmental and people-to-people, after the visit.