SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will send a special delegation to China from August 24-27, his spokesperson said on Friday, as Seoul and Beijing increasingly align in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs policy.

The delegation will deliver a message from Lee emphasising the continued development of the countries’ strategic partnership, said the spokesperson, Kang Yu-jung.

China is South Korea’s biggest trading partner, and diplomatic ties between the two have improved since a 2017 dispute over South Korea’s deployment of a U.S. missile defence system, which Beijing opposed.

Lee, who won a decisive victory in a June snap election, has adopted a more conciliatory tone towards China – the world’s second largest economy – highlighting its role as a key tra

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