Park's diplomatic 'reset'

• Published Sep 9, 2015 4:47 PM KST
• Updated Sep 9, 2015 4:47 PM KST

By John Burton

President Park Geun-hye’s trip to China last week marked the start of a period of frantic diplomatic activity over the next couples of months that could prove to be a turning point for her beleaguered administration. For what her government is trying to achieve is to bring South Korea’s relations back into a more harmonious balance with China, North Korea, Japan and the U.S. and boost Seoul’s regional influence as a result.