Aug. 31, 2021, China's Customs Authority e ntlafalitse ”Lethathamo la Mekhatlo ea Lihlahisoa tsa Litlhapi tsa S. Korea tse Ngolisitsoeng ho PR China”, e lumellang ho romelloa kantle ha lihlahisoa tse 125 tsa Korea Boroa tse sa tsoa ngolisoa ka mor'a la 31 Aug. 2021.
 
Litlaleho tsa mecha ea litaba li boletse ka March hore Lekala la Maoatle le Litlhapi la S. Korea le rerile ho atolosa thepa ea lihlahisoa tsa metsing, le ho leka ho eketsa thepa ea thepa ka 30% ho ea ho US $ 3 limilione tse likete ka 2025. Ho ea ka Yonhap News Agency, 'muso oa S. Korea o ne o rerile. ho aha indasteri ea lihlahisoa tsa metsing hore e be "enjine e ncha ea kholo ea moruo."Mekhatlo e mengata ea lihlahisoa tsa metsing tsa S. Korea e fumane mangolo a tumello ea ho romela Chaena, eo ntle ho pelaelo e leng molemo o moholo indastering ea lihlahisoa tsa metsing tsa Korea.
 
E anngoe ke seoa sena, lihlahisoa tsa metsing tsa S. Korea li fihlile ho lidolara tse limilione tse likete tse 2.32 ka 2020, e leng phokotseho ea 7.4% ho tloha 2019. Ho tloha ka la 17 Phuptjane 2021, thepa ea kantle ea Korea Boroa ea lihlahisoa tsa metsing selemong sena e fihlile ho lidolara tse limilione tse likete tse 1.14 tsa Amerika, keketseho ea 14,5% ka nako e tšoanang selemong se fetileng, ho tsoela pele ho boloka mokhoa o motle.Har'a bona, thepa e romelloang Chaena e eketsehile ka 10% y/y.
 
Ho sa le joalo, ba boholong ho tsa thepa ea China ba hlakotse mangolo a mangolo a ngoliso a libaka tse 62 tsa lihlahisoa tsa metsing tsa Korea mme ba ba thibela ho romella lihlahisoa ka mor'a la 31 Phato 2021.