China demands removal of THAAD

International Desk: China demanded Seoul remove the US missile defense system THAAD on Wednesday, after the US 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.

China's state-owned television network CCTV aired footage of South Korean protesters at the THAAD site, highlighting how the deployment is an unpopular measure among the activists.

Source: Agencies


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