Ties with ROK improving, but cautiously

Communication between China and the Republic of Korea has gradually improved, leading to their recent agreement to resolve the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system issue.

After the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992, China and the ROK experienced a period of cooperation and friendly exchanges which helped them make great achievements in various fields to the benefit of both countries.

But in response to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea testing what it claimed was a "hydrogen bomb" on Jan 6, 2016, the ROK agreed with the United States to deploy THAAD, which soured Beijing-Seoul ties.