In an exclusive interview with Global Times (GT) reporters Shan Jie, Xing Xiaojing and Liu Xin, Kim Jin-gon (Kim), minister-counselor from the embassy of the Republic of Korea in China and director of the Korean Cultural Center in China, shared his experiences of living in China in the last decade, his observations on the 30-year ties between China and South Korea, as well as his expectations for the future of bilateral ties.