On May 10 last year, Moon Jae-in became President of South Korea. His election marked the first victory in a presidential election by a liberal party since 2002, returning the political left to power after nine years of conservative rule.

President Moon took office in turbulent times, as Pyongyang’s continued launch of ballistic missile tests strained inter-Korean relations and regional security.

As expected, three items which have dominated Moon’s agenda in the past year have been THAAD, and South Korea’s relations with Beijing and Pyongyang respectively. How has Seoul’s approach to these issues unfolded in his first year in office?