US deploys missile defence system in South Korea; China protests

July 08, 2016 08:35

Just In: The United States has decided to deploy advanced missile defence system in South Korea, forcing China to lodge a protest.

The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system will be deployed solely to counter the threat from the North, South Koreas defence ministry said in a statement, adding that it aims for a deployment "soon".

China, which has backed tough UN sanctions against the North after Pyongyangs nuclear test and a long-range rocket launch this year, has objected to the proposed THAAD deployment in the South as its radar can reach into its territory.

On Friday, China's foreign ministry said it was strongly opposed to the US' deployment of the THAAD missile defence system to South Korea and urged the two countries to put a stop to it.

The missiles' deployment is not beneficial to maintaining peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and will seriously harm the security of countries including China, the ministry said.

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