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Beijing assures Seoul it will end retaliation, provides guidance on upcoming talks with North

By World Tribune on April 1, 2018 BB Inside China, Exclusives, Inside China, NE Asia, Rest of The Best, South Korea, Top Stories, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, March 30, 2018 China will end economic retaliation against South Korea over Seoul’s deployment of the U.S.-made THAAD missile defense system, a top Chinese official said on March 30. Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi gave the assurance on THAAD during his meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-In in Seoul, Yonhap reported. […]

New South Korean president suspends THAAD deployment in bow to China

By World Tribune on June 7, 2017 Americas, BB NE Asia, China, Exclusives, NE Asia, South Korea, Top Stories, U.S. Military, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, June 7, 2017 Newly elected South Korea President Moon Jae-In, who has said Seoul must “learn to say no” to Washington, has suspended the deployment of the U.S. THAAD missile defense system in what was seen as a major concession to China. A senior official from the presidential Blue House in Seoul […]