All posts tagged "THAAD"

  • U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter answers reporters' question during a joint news conference with his South Korean counterpart Han Min Koo at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 10, 2015.  U.S. Defense Secretary Carter said the U.S. has made progress against the Islamic State group in Iraq but cannot predict how long the fight will take. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)
    US not ready to discuss THAAD deployment in S. Korea

    SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) — U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Friday his country is not ready to begin discussions on the possible deployment of its advanced missile defense system on the Korean Peninsula. “THAAD was not...

    • Posted April 10, 2015
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    N. Korea denounces S. Korea for AIIB, THAAD

    SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) — North Korea on Monday played down South Korea’s decision to join a China-led regional bank as a trade-off for the deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system on its soil. On...

    • Posted March 30, 2015
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  • President Park Geun-hye shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping after a summit at The Hague. (Yonhap)
    All eyes on THAAD decision after S. Korea’s participation in AIIB

    By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, March 26 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s decision to participate in the Chinese-led regional development bank AIIB put an end to one of the two most vexing dilemmas the country has grappled with in...

    • Posted March 27, 2015
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  • South Korean President Park Geun-hye, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping wave during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday, June 27, 2013.  (AP Photo/Wang Zhao, Pool)
    China forces tough choice on S. Korea

    By Yi Whan-woo China has increased pressure on South Korea to make an either/or choice between Beijing and the United States on two key issues. “It would be appreciated if South Korea takes China’s interest and concerns...

    • Posted March 16, 2015
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    China offers economic incentives in exchange for S. Korea rejecting THAAD: report

    WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — China has promised increased trade and business with South Korea in exchange for Seoul rejecting a U.S. bid to deploy the THAAD missile defense system to the country, an American news outlet reported Monday....

    • Posted March 9, 2015
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    Korea top choice for U.S. missile shield

    By Jun Ji-hye The United States has put South Korea at the top of a list of countries where it can station missiles for the U.S. anti-missile defense shield, sources said Monday. This contradicts the government’s position...

    • Posted September 1, 2014
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