South Koreans highly value Moon's visit to China

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Over half of the South Korean population think President Moon Jae-in's state visit to China was positive, a survey showed on Monday.

According to the Realmeter poll, 55.8 percent of respondents positively assessed Moon's four-day trip to China last week, saying it contributed to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.

It was based on a survey of 510 voters conducted Friday, and it had 4.3 percentage point margin of error with a 95 percent confidence level.

During the visit, President Xi Jinping and President Moon agreed war on the peninsula would not be tolerated and they would cooperate in applying sanctions and pressure on Pyongyang.

About 300 South Korean executives joined Moon for the trip. It was the largest delegation to accompany a South Korean president.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Moon Jae-in meet during a bilateral meeting in Beijing, China, December 14, 2017. /Reuters Photo‍

Moon said he hopes trade and business exchanges between the two countries could improve after the deployment of the US-made Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system.

Moon's approval rating was 68.6 percent last week, falling for the third consecutive week, Realmeter poll showed. However, it has remained consistently high since he took office in May.

The result was based on a weekly survey of 2,518 voters conducted from Monday to Friday. It had 2 percentage points in margin of error with a 95 percent confidence level.

Support for Moon's ruling Democratic Party gained 2.8 percentage points over the course of the five days, increasing to 51.9 percent last week.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency