China and South Korea will disengage as ties sour

Seoul is taking a harder line on China as bilateral trade and investment fall and geopolitical tensions worsen

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  • Temporary or structural decline?
  • Chips
  • Batteries
  • Safer location?
  • The best is past
  • Economics
  • Politics and policy
  • Flying, studying, spending less
  • Travel
  • Language students
  • Shopping
  • Rising risk
  • Espionage trial
  • THAAD deployment
  • Chinese ambassador controversy
  • Vietnam alternative
  • Reorientation looms

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