►Key causes of deterioration in ROK-China relations: China’s dissatisfaction and concerns over the Yoon administration’s adjustment of the ROK’s foreign policy to respond to intensifying U.S.-China strategic competition and the increasing nuclear threat from North Korea.

►Reasons why China is pushing to improve ROK-China relations: to assist domestic economic recovery, send a warning message to North Korea, and prepare for U.S. pressure during Trump’s second term.

►Major obstacles to the sustainability of ROK-China rapprochement: Differences in perceptions of the other party’s core national interests and South Korea’s domestic political situation

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