Centrum Stosunków Międzynarodowych - 26 July 2016: The deployment in South Korea THAAD air defense system undermines China's security

"The Chinese army will continue to provide strong support for the protection of China's state sovereignty and security," - said the deputy chairman of the PRC Central Military Council. The deployment of anti-aircraft missile system (ADMS) US THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) in South Korea tends to undermine China's strategic security, increase in tension on the Korean peninsula and lead to reduction of China and the US mutual trust. It was stated on Monday by Deputy Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of China Fan Changlong during the meeting with US Presidential Assistant on National Security Susan Rice.

"The Chinese army will continue to provide strong support for the protection of national sovereignty and security of China", - said Fan Changlong. He also stressed that China's position on the South China Sea (YUKM) is "unwavering."

Beijing does not accept and does not recognize the verdict of "so-called arbitration court" in The Hague on the issue of the South China Sea, stated State Councilor Yang Jiechi during his meeting with Susan Rice. He noted that this decision is "an attempt to deny the territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in China YUKM". Yang Jiechi urged the US side to "take seriously China's concerns and to stop the deployment of the US missile defense complex in the Republic of Korea."

The fundamental decision to deploy THAAD in the south of the Korean Peninsula was made in early July according to the results of the negotiations, which lasted from March 4, in the framework of a specially created for this South Korean-US working group.

Surface missile defense system designed to intercept ballistic missile warheads at the final stage of the middle portion of the flight path and while approaching the target. It is designed to ensure the protection of US forces and their allies, as well as cities and important sites from ballistic short-range and strategic missiles.

The pretext for placing THAAD division of the Korean peninsula on a permanent basis has been opposition from the North Korea nuclear missile threat.