China Calls for Halt to US THAAD Deployment in South Korea

TEHRAN (defapress) - China on Saturday called for a halt to the deployment of the THAAD US anti-missile defense system in South Korea and for relevant equipment to be dismantled, China's UN Ambassador Liu Jieyi told the UN Security Council.

News ID: 65478

Date: 06 August 2017 - 15:02

"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."