The U.S. says the system is meant to destroy potential North Korean missiles.
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The North’s nuclear test in January resulted in a substantial strengthening of United Nations sanctions, but a defiant Pyongyang doubled down with a series of ballistic missile tests also banned by United Nations resolutions.
The Chinese government is considering steps that would limit the imports and investment to South Korea as a part of possible retaliation against Seoul’s decision to deploy the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defend system on its soil.
Gen. Mark A. Milley, the U.S. Army Chief of Staff, is now in China even as tensions remain at unsafe levels over the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile missile system in South Korea and China’s refusal to heed an worldwide tribunal’s decision nullifying its claim to own the South China Sea.
“If there is any other way to protect our people and the country, one should propose an alternative”, she added.
The United States has repeatedly tried to refuse anger from China about Seoul’s move to host a Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) unit with the U.S. military. The UN Security Council Resolution 2270 dated March 2 urges North Korea to stop all activities on its ballistic missile program. Seoul said North Korea fired first, but North Korea denied firing and responded with anger.
The ROK Navy now fields three Sejong the Great-class guided missile destroyers (DDG-991) with the same radar and launch system as the U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class BMD guided missile destroyers.
There were no reports of injuries in last year’s artillery firing.
On August 19, 2015, the armies of both sides had exchanged fire across the Korean Demilitarised Zone.
FILE – Japanese Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Shinzo Abe, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo.
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In her speech, Park said the two countries must face history squarely in the face and work together to create a future-oriented relationship. General Mark Milley will make a three-day visit to South Korea from Wednesday, meeting his South Korean counterpart on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported citing a senior official as saying.
