China protests over US deploying missile system in S.Korea

China protests over US deploying missile system in S.Korea Beijing (AFP) July 8, 2016 - China lodged protests with US and South Korean ambassadors Friday over their countries' decision to deploy an American missile defence system to counter threats from North Korea, a move Beijing said would damage regional security. The deployment of the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defence) system announced by Washington and Seoul would "will severely undermine regional strategic securi ... more

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