China voices opposition to S. Korea's THAAD deployment plan
from Asia-Pacific Daily: Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on Tuesday expressed opposition to South Korea's plan to deploy a sophisticated U.S. missile defense system after a meeting here with his South Korean counterpart. Zhang met in Seoul with South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam to co-chair the seventh China-S. Korea high- level strategic dialogue between foreign ministries.
The senior-level dialogue came after South Korea and the United States agreed to begin talks about deploying the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in the South Korean territory in response to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear and missile threats.
Pyongyang launched a long-range rocket, which some see as a test of banned ballistic missile technology, on Feb. 7 following its fourth nuclear test on Jan. 6.
Zhang told reporters after the meeting in Seoul that he exchanged views with Lim about the THAAD issue, among other issues, and said China expressed oppositions to the THAAD deployment.
Zhang said China attaches great importance to ties with South Korea, and is ready to work along with the country to boost the sound development of bilateral relations, noting that China is firmly committed to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, which conforms to the common interests of China and South Korea.
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