April 19, 2024
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China running out of time to stop THAAD deployment?

Continued calls for 'calm' reactions to N.Korean tests may no longer find an audience in Seoul

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Sunday summoned the South Korean ambassador to register its displeasure with Seoul entering into talks with the U.S. regarding the potential deployment of THAAD to the Korean Peninsula.

However, their calls for “calm” following North Korea’s defiance of the international community and proliferation of technology that threatens the South appear to be finding less and less of a reception in Seoul.

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