31 March 2016

News Story: THAAD deployment in ROK is strategic issue instead of technical matter - FM spokesperson


BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday reiterated its opposition to the deployment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), an advanced U.S. missile defense system, in the Republic of Korea (ROK).

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Tuesday he hoped China would accept the offer to attend a technical briefing on the new missile defense system the United States wants to deploy in the ROK.

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