SEOUL, South Korea – The Latest on South Korea and China agreeing to talks to improve ties (all times local):
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The Chinese Foreign Ministry says top diplomats from China and South Korea have discussed the U.S. missile-defense system in a statement that also indicated China's interest in improving ties.
The statement released Tuesday did not mention a summit between the two countries' leaders that a South Korean official said would be held on the sidelines of an annual regional forum in Vietnam next week.
The ministry's statement repeated China's objection to the anti-missile system being deployed in South Korea but said both nations attached great importance to their relationship and were willing to push forward on developing a cooperative partnership.
The development on THAAD comes after Chinese President Xi Jinping consolidated his already considerable power at a twice-a-decade Communist Party congress earlier this month.
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