SEOUL (Reuters) : South Korea’s usa president office said on Thursday the U. S. THAAD missile defence system positioned in the country is a way of self-defence, News1 documented, after Beijing demanded Seoul not set up additional batteries plus limit the use of the present ones.
The particular THAAD missile protection system has for years been a source of contention as Beijing argues the equipment’s powerful radar can peer into its airspace and sharply cut trade and cultural imports right after Seoul announced its deployment in 2016, dealing a major whack to relations.
(Reporting by Soo-hyang Choi; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)