Xi-Park Meeting-What Will Come of It?

Park Geun-hey, president of the Republic of Korea is visiting China from June 27-30, 2013. After meetings with China’s president, Xi Jinping, President Park with travel with 71 Korean business leaders to Xian in northwest China. Early reports of the Xi-Park meeting suggest agreement on many points as well as the possible establishment of a two-nation free trade zone.  The question is what will be the long term effect of these meetings?  Will China mitigate its support of its long-time ally in the north in favor of a more-balanced approach to both Koreas?  Or are the Xi-Park talks designed to move the DPKR back to the negotiating table at a new round of six-party talks? Will there be real substantive change on the Korean peninsula thanks to President Park Geun-hey’s trip, or simply business as usual? Post your thoughts here.