Yonhap News Agency:
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) — South Korea and China are working to resolve their diplomatic dispute over the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system before a possible summit between their leaders next month, Seoul officials said Sunday.
Presidents Moon Jae-in and Xi Jinping are expected to hold talks on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit to be held in Da Nang, Vietnam, on Nov. 10-11.
“We are making various efforts to settle the THAAD problem smoothly before the two leaders meet during the APEC conference. Active working-level coordination is under way,” a presidential official said.
Signs of eased tensions between the two neighbors have emerged recently, including the renewal of a bilateral currency swap arrangement, the resumption of defense ministers’ talks and China’s lifting of restrictions on tour packages to South Korea.
“The resolution of the THAAD dispute can be said to be a necessary and sufficient condition for a Korea-China summit,” another presidential official said…
