It plans to meet prominent Chinese figures, including Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui, Fu Ying, the chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress, and Tang Jiaxuan, the country's former state councilor.

Before Tuesday's agreement, the relations between the two neighbors were at one of their lowest points, as Beijing has vigorously opposed the deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense battery here.

Beijing suspects that a powerful THAAD radar could be used to spy on its military, while Seoul and Washington have claimed that it is intended solely to counter Pyongyang's threats.

A strengthened US missile defense shield has long been anathema to China, as it could temper its offensive military capabilities against potential adversaries, particularly when it is pushing to enhance its offshore power projection capabilities, observers said. (Yonhap)