Experts: New ROK envoy should build trust

Leading Chinese scholars said Seoul should effectively tackle its trust deficit with Beijing by managing damage control over security issues as the Republic of Korea's next ambassador to China is expected to assume his office in Beijing next month.

Noh Young-min, a former lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party, will be officially appointed as the ambassador this week, and he will arrive in Beijing in mid-October, the Seoul-based Yonhap News Agency reported on Monday.

Known as a close aide to new ROK President Moon Jaein, Noh will assume the diplomatic post at a time when two-way ties remain chilly because of the deployment of the US THAAD anti-missile system in the ROK, analysts said.