Anchor: South Korea and China are aiming to reach a resolution over the U.S.’ deployment of the THAAD antimissile system on the Korean Peninsula. A top office official revealed that the two sides hope to settle their differences on the issue before a conference early next month which both President Moon Jae-in and Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend. 
Our Kim In-kyung has the details. 
 
Report: South Korea and China are in discussions to resolve the dispute over the U.S. THAAD antimissile system before a possible summit between their leaders next month.
 
A top office official said Sunday that Seoul is making various efforts to settle the THAAD issue before President Moon Jae-in and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the APEC conference. The official said active working-level coordination is under way, but it remains to be seen what results it will produce.
 
Both leaders are set to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) summit in Vietnam which will be held on November tenth and eleventh.
 
Another senior presidential official said Sunday that considering the amount of time it takes to prepare for a summit, the two sides are expected to reach a decision this week and that the results of the coordination may be announced. 
 
The remarks follow the hope Moon conveyed to meet with Xi again in the near future in a letter he wrote congratulating Xi on his reelection as general secretary of the Communist Party last week.
 
Signs of an ease in tensions have been detected between the two countries recently. Earlier this month, Seoul and Beijing extended a currency swap agreement, their defense chiefs held their first bilateral talks in nearly two years and China’s biggest online travel agency resumed introducing trips to South Korea. 
 
In another sign of a thaw in relations, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in an encounter with South Korea's Ambassador to China Noh Young-min on Sunday that he hopes the Seoul envoy may become a bridge to building friendly ties between the two countries. 
 
Analysts say that if the two sides reach a consensus on the THAAD issue, the Moon government may issue a statement reaffirming the inevitability of deploying the U.S. antimissile system on South Korean soil, but also expressing its understanding of the Chinese government's concerns. 
Kim In-kyung, KBS World Radio News.