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December 24, 2024

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China-SK FTA would be a symbolic sting for N. Korea

Trade negotiations indicate Seoul's growing clout as Pyongyang's influence diminishes

Experts agree that the potential China-South Korea free trade agreement will not herald a change in how Beijing regards Pyongyang and Seoul.

It does, however, indicate how far the North’s stock has fallen in China’s eyes, as well as far the South as risen.

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