Monday, July 25, 2016

China Continues Its Criticism On South Korea's Decision To Deploy The THAAD Anti-Missile Defense System

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency. U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency

Reuters: China says South Korea's THAAD anti-missile decision harms foundation of trust

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has criticized South Korea's move to deploy an advanced U.S. anti-missile defense system to counter threats from North Korea, saying it harmed the foundation of their mutual trust, news reports said on Monday.

The announcement by South Korea and the United States this month that they would deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) unit has already drawn protests from Beijing that it would destabilize regional security.

The decision to deploy THAAD is the latest move to squeeze the increasingly isolated North Korea, but China worries the system's radar will be able to track its military capabilities. Russia also opposes the deployment.

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WNU Editor: Speaking of lack of trust .... South Korea says it will not share Thaad missile radar information with Japan (IBTimes)

1 comment:

Unknown said...

South Korea says it will not share Thaad missile radar information with Japan

Absolute Horse shit.

America could become anti-Korean as fast as Japan. Today's Japanese are not yesterday's Japanese.