Friendly exchanges and cooperation have been carried out between the departments in charge of economic and trade cooperation, culture, science and technology, education, judiciary and local governments of China and the ROK. Chinese Consulate-General in Pusan and the ROK's Consulate-Generals in Shanghai and Qingdao were opened and the Consular Section of the ROK Embassy in China set up its branch office in Shenyang. The Sino-ROK friendship associations have been established in the two countries. By the end of 2000, there have been 56 pairs of sister cities, with a bilateral agreement of cultural cooperation reached and over 15,000 students from the ROK studying in China and 1615 Chinese students studying in the ROK. There are direct flights from China's cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Dalian, Qingdao to the ROK's Seoul or Pusan.
The military exchanges between China and the ROK are steadily growing. Military Attachi’s Offices have been set up in their respective Embassies. In August 1998, Lieutenant General Xiong Guangkai, Deputy-Chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army led a delegation to visit the ROK. In August 1999, CHO Seong Tae, the ROK Minister of Defense visited China. In January 2000, Vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission and State Councilor and Defence Minister General Chi Haotian visited the ROK.
