The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) incident has impacted the political and economic relations between China and South Korea. However, the latest data show that in the first 7 months this year, the exports of South Korea have reached US$328 billion, an increase of 16.3% compares with last year, being the top of the world's top ten exporting countries. Other countries with growth in exports include China (8.3%), the United States (6.6%), Germany (4.3%), Japan (8.2%), the Netherlands (11.0%) and others. In the first half of this year, South Korea's exports to China increased by 47.5%, unaffected by the political and economic situations.