Seoul says Beijing is confused about THAAD system
Minister says China wouldn’t be retaliating over deployment of US missile shield if it understood why South Korea needs the system
China is retaliating over Seoul’s agreement to host the US Terminal High-Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) missile shield because it does not understand that the system is aimed only at defending against North Korea, South Korean Vice-Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam said on Thursday.
South Korean firms feel they are being retaliated against in China because of Beijing’s objections to the deployment of the anti-missile system, which China sees as a threat to its security.
Lim, answering questions from members of parliament, said South Korea had explained to China the system was to defend against North Korea’s missile threat, but that China did not appear to fully understand that point.
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