The four-day visit to China by the President of the Republic of Korea, Park Geun-hye, which starts on Thursday, is expected to inject new vitality into the strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries, as it presents a good opportunity for the neighbors to deepen their cooperation at both the bilateral and the multilateral levels.

In a written interview with China Daily prior to her visit, Park expressed the hope that the two countries will elevate their relationship to new heights, reaching beyond what they have achieved over the past 20 years.

"To this end, I will work with President Xi Jinping during my visit to outline a new blueprint for the common prosperity of Korea and China looking to the next two decades," she said.