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DEEPENING ECONOMIC TIES
Over the past 22 years bilateral economic and trade relations have developed leaps and bounds.
Two-way trade between China and the ROK surpassed 270 billion U.S. dollars in 2013, a 7 percent year-on-year increase, equating to South Korea's trade volume with the United States and Japan combined.
A China-ROK free trade agreement (FTA) negotiation was launched in May 2012 and more than ten rounds of talks have been conducted. The two countries aim to reach a comprehensive, balanced and high-level FTA.
Xi's visit will consolidate the China-ROK relationship and inject new vigor for future cooperation, said Zha Daojiong, a professor at the School of International Studies under Peking University.
Zha said the two countries should speed up negotiations on the free trade pact and reach an agreement at an early date.
Both countries should encourage more enterprises to participate in the FTA, to further unleash the huge potential in economy and trade between the two countries, Zha said.
During Park's visit to Beijing last year, the two sides signed bilateral cooperation documents concerning economy, trade, finance, science and technology and energy conservation.
The two sides are expected to release a joint statement and sign cooperative documents covering economy, trade, finance, environment and consular affairs during Xi's visit.
Once the paradigm of Asia's economic take-off, the ROK boasts many innovation-spirited companies, such as Samsung, LG and Hyundai.
"Chinese enterprises can learn from the innovation spirit of these ROK enterprises," Zha said.
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