Thursday, April 27, 2017

China Demands South Korea Remove THAAD Defense System

April 26 (UPI) -- China demanded Seoul remove the U.S. missile defense system THAAD on Wednesday, after the U.S. military moved missiles and road-mobile launchers to a designated site in central South Korea overnight. Beijing's foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang condemned THAAD deployment during a regular press briefing and said the move "destroys the regional strategic balance and further prompts tensions on the Korean peninsula," South Korean television network SBS reported. THAAD undermines the national security interests of China, the spokesman said. "Cancel the deployment of THAAD. Otherwise China will decisively take necessary measures," Geng said. China's state-owned television network .... https://www.yahoo.com