All posts tagged "THAAD"

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    China grows anxious about possible THAAD in Korea

    BEIJING/SEOUL (Yonhap) — China seems to be shifting its focus to blocking the United States from expanding its military influence in Northeast Asia in dealing with North Korea’s recent nuclear test, observers said Thursday. China is even...

    • Posted January 28, 2016
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    Seoul pressures China with THAAD

    By Jun Ji-hye South Korea’s changing stance on the THAAD missile defense system reflects growing worries here about China’s two-faced approach toward North Korea and its nuclear program, analysts said Tuesday. President Park Geun-hye and key defense...

    • Posted January 26, 2016
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    Former US defense chief calls for THAAD deployment to S. Korea

    WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen has called for deploying the THAAD missile defense system to South Korea and Japan in response to North Korea’s nuclear test. “I would hope also that we would...

    • Posted January 12, 2016
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    THAAD is China’s only concern about Park-Obama summit: Chinese professor

    By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) — The only concern China has about the upcoming summit between South Korean President Park Geun-hye and U.S. President Barack Obama is the possibility of the two leaders discussing the...

    • Posted October 6, 2015
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    China is reason THAAD needs to be considered: US lawmakers

    By Lee Chi-dong and Lee Haye-ah SEOUL (Yonhap) — The United States wouldn’t need to consider the deployment of a state-of-the-art missile defense system on the Korean Peninsula if China were playing a proper role in regional...

    • Posted May 28, 2015
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  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry answers a reporter's question during a joint news conference following meetings with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)
    Kerry hints at possible THAAD deployment on Korean soil to deter N. Korea

    SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry vowed on Monday full preparedness with every possible means, including the controversial advanced missile defense system, to better deter and counter evolving threats. “Particularly in this...

    • Posted May 18, 2015
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  • Protesters struggle with police officers as they march toward the Defense Ministry during a rally against the visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 10, 2015. Protesters opposed a possible deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system on Korea Peninsula. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    Chinese media warns against US missile-defense system in Korea

    BEIJING, April 10 (Yonhap) — A Chinese state-run newspaper warned Friday that bilateral ties between Seoul and Beijing would be “shattered” if an advanced U.S. missile-defense system is deployed in South Korea. The Global Times made the...

    • Posted April 10, 2015
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