Beijing is extending an olive branch to Seoul by embracing the return of South Korean tourists as well as cultural imports like K-pop, as the two neighbours take steps to improve ties.
Some 200 Chinese fans turned up to see K-pop girl group IVE at a signing event in Shanghai on Thursday, the same day Seoul announced Chinese tour groups would get visa-free entry to South Korea in the third quarter of the year. That came after China waived visas for South Korean visitors to the country in November.