Will China and South Korea elevate their ties to a new stage?

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  First up,

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  Chinese President Xi Jinping has held talks with his visiting South Korean counterpart in Beijing.

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  Li Jiamun is currently on a state visit to China from Sunday to Wednesday,

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  the first one since he took office as South Korean president.

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  Li's visit comes just two months after President Xi Jinping's trip to South Korea.

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  South Korean media sees the visit as a sign that bilateral ties are entering a phase of gradual recovery.

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  So, for more, joining us now on the line is Dr.

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  Sanjay Kumar, a journalist with the Korea Herald.

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  So thank you very much for joining us today, Sanjay.

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  First of all,

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  President Lee's China visits this time has brought a business delegation comprising roughly 200 members,

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  including the heads of South Korea's four largest conglomerates, namely Samsung, SK, Hyundai and LG.

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  So what do you think this tells us?

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