US to keep deploying THAAD missile defense system to S.Korea

Although relations between Beijing and Pyongyang have been chilly as of late, China is primarily concerned that the having such a missile defense system in South Korea might lead a U.S. Administration to launch a pre-emptive strike against its own nuclear arsenal. At the same time, it is questionable that China’s passive response to the United Nations resolution to impose sanctions against the North Korea’s nuclear and missile development and its direct and indirect supports for North Korea’s nuclear and missile development and manufacture stem from such a context, Jung said.

North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile tests have drawn global condemnation and caused a lot of concern for the countries in the region.

The idea of making the Self-Defense Forces capable of attacking an enemy base using such weapons as a cruise missile should also be seriously considered. “There remains a chance of resuming talks, there is still hope for peace”.

THAAD, the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, can shoot down short- and medium-range ballistic missiles in the latter stages of their flight as they plunge toward their targets.

She also defended the upcoming deployment of a USA missile defense system in South Korea, a move that has been strongly opposed by China.

Wang reiterated those concerns on Wednesday, describing its deployment as a mistake.

Wang, China’s foreign minister, continued China’s criticism of the THAAD deployment, reiterating Beijing’s “strong opposition” and calling on Seoul to “cease and desist”.

Today, China’s state-run People’s Daily warns, “THAAD in South Korea will bring arms race in the region as the USA missile defense (MD) strategy can be likened to a fight between spear and shield”.

“Now that the U.S. imperialists and the South Korean puppet forces again kicked off the risky nuclear war drills against the DPRK at its doorstep, our army will counter them with the toughest counteractions”, a spokesman said in a statement carried by the KCNA news agency.

Elsewhere in his remarks, the analyst highlighted the fact that US Navy patrols in the South China Sea is “a good deal of saber-rattling”, asserting that Washington wants to be there in order to “combat Chinese influence”.

North Korea’s provocative action of launching four missiles into the Sea of Japan a few hundred kilometres from the Japanese coastline has triggered fears of renewed tension between nuclear-armed powers.

North Korea first floated the proposal in 2015, but it was swiftly dismissed by Washington and Seoul, who say the two issues are unrelated.

The deal between worldwide conglomerate Lotte and the South Korean government will allow the THAAD system to be deployed on the military’s preferred site.

“We have not seen any goodwill at all coming from North Korea”, Haley said.

Chinese leaders may also be right that the United States needs to find a way to sit down and negotiate with North Korea, even if talks do not lead to the elimination of its nuclear arsenal. “What determines the future of South Korea are the South Korean people and their democratic institutions, and we respect the decision of the South Korean people”, he added.

After the assassination, China cut off any further coal imports from North Korea this year.

South Korea is quadrupling its reward fee for defectors from North Korea who are willing to hand over classified information on the reclusive country’s military secrets. She said America would not leave its ally facing the threat from North Korea without help.