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15:12, 21-Sep-2017
China reiterates demand for South Korea to remove THAAD
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday reiterated to his South Korean counterpart, Kang Kyung-wha, Beijing’s demand for the removal of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system.
In a meeting with Kang Kyung-wha at the United Nations, Wang said China understands South Korea's needs to safeguard national security but is resolutely opposed to the deployment of the THAAD missile defense system in the country.
The missile defense system exceeds the self-defense needs of South Korea, and its deployment is detrimental to China's strategic security interests, said Wang.
On the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsula, Wang said China would continue to strictly implement relevant UN Security Council resolutions concerning the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
China hopes South Korea will make efforts to reduce tension, giving due consideration to China's suspension-for-suspension initiative, which calls for the DPRK to suspend its nuclear and missile activities and for the United States and South Korea to suspend their large-scale war games, said Wang.
South Korea stands for the de-nuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and will stick to its promise not to re-deploy tactic nuclear weapons on the peninsula, Kang said.
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency