S.Korea and China resume preliminary FTA talks

The South Korean and Chinese governments recently resumed preliminary ministerial discussions on sensitive areas prior to beginning discussions on a free trade agreement (FTA).

In a press release Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) reported that Lee Tae-ho, director of the Foreign Ministry’s FTA Policy Bureau, paid an unofficial visit to China that day for ministerial-level discussions on the handling of sensitive areas in connection with the South Korea-China FTA.