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[노태우 전 대통령(지난 1992년)]
“I am self-assured that the institution of diplomatic relations in between the two Koreas will greatly assist to take care of the challenges facing the two Koreas and acquire relations, and in addition, the peaceful unification and balance of the Korean Peninsula.”
Tomorrow is the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with China.
Immediately after unlocking locks from each individual other, not only economic cooperation, but also human and cultural exchange has ongoing.
On the other hand, energetic trade with China stays stagnant, and the selection of exchanges, which were near to 14 million in 2019, fell to 3 % final 12 months.
Here, anti-Chinese and anti-Korean sentiment collectively is strengthening, particularly amid younger people today.
Today’s information desk will look at the variations in the connection involving Korea and China on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations among Korea and China.
Beijing-based reporter Cho Hee-hyeong covered the tale.
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Shunyi District, north of Beijing.
In 2002, Hyundai Motors teamed up with Beijing Motors to build the initial production plant in China.
Hyundai Motor 1 operate finished three decades in the past.
Behind me, only traces remain of wherever the Hyundai signboard utilised to be.
All entrance doorways are blocked by limitations.
It appears like discarded products are staying piled up inside the website.
Hyundai Motor the moment crafted three factories in Beijing alone, creating 1 million units in China, but now the factories have been offered to a Chinese electric automobile company.
Hangul sign boards are challenging to uncover in Korean restaurants that flood the streets as Hyundai Motor and its suppliers left.
[롼 씨/한국 슈퍼 운영]
“There are only a couple Korean shoppers. (Most of them are Chinese?) Yes.”
[송금화/한식당 운영]
“(Hyundai Motors disappearing) It has a lot of affect. The variety of customers is also decreasing… I made use of to call it Sarang (Korean restaurant) in the West for a few several years, but I gave up final 12 months. I went to Korea. “
I went to Wangjing, in Koreatown in Beijing where by Koreans dwell.
Korean places to eat are collected below, so the title of the developing alone is ‘Castell Korea’.
On the first ground, the original Korean bakery disappeared and now a Chinese restaurant has entered the spot.
[셰 씨/베이징 주민]
“(Korean pocussion) disappeared a number of several years back. Several Koreans went dwelling because of Corona.”
A nearby hotel run by a Korean organization has been handed more than to a renowned foreign resort chain.
The underground purchasing shopping mall, as soon as famed for ‘Korea Fashion’, is vacant without the need of shoppers.
[한국 옷가게 운영]
“(The Korean things) regarded that the high-quality was extremely excellent. As THAAD exploded, Korea turned delicate about this.”
The number of Koreans residing in China peaked at 510,000 in 2007, but halved to 250,000 past calendar year.
There are significantly less than 30,000 left in Beijing.
[이승재/베이징 교민]
“(In the earlier) I heard a lot of Korean when going on the avenue. It really is not easy to see that sort of issue these days.”
The trade harmony with China, which has been in surplus since the institution of diplomatic relations, has been in the pink for 4 consecutive months since May perhaps.
In the Chinese import market place, South Korea has occur very first in phrases of market place share for 7 consecutive a long time because 2013, but has misplaced its area in 2020.
Samsung’s smartphone sector share, after near to 20%, has plunged to % as of 2018, and Hyundai and Kia’s share has also sunk from 10% to 1%.
Video clip remark: Farewell (Beijing) / Video editing: Farewell (Beijing), Yurim Oh
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