THAAD deployment would bring the United States and South Korea closer at the expense of China's security
Nan Li is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at East Asian Institute of National University of Singapore
After months of negotiation, the United States and South Korea announced on July 8 their decision to deploy the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system in South Korea. During a press briefing, China’s Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said that Beijing is “firmly opposed to the proposed THAAD deployment… and will take necessary measures to maintain national strategic security as well as regional equilibrium”.
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