China calls for halt to U.S. THAAD deployment in South Korea

EghtesadOnline: China on Saturday called for a halt to the deployment of the THAAD U.S. anti-missile defense system in South Korea and for relevant equipment to be dismantled, China's U.N. Ambassador Liu Jieyi told the U.N. Security Council.

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"The deployment of the THAAD system will not bring a solution to the issue of (North Korea's) nuclear testing and missile launches," Liu told the council after it imposed new sanctions on North Korea over two long-range missile launches, Reuters reported.

He also urged North Korea to "cease taking actions that might further escalate tensions."