September 8, 2017

China lodged a strong protest with South Korea Thursday for installing the remaining launchers of the US anti-missile Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, which analysts say drives the Korean Peninsula closer to war. 

The four remaining launchers and other elements of THAAD were transported Thursday morning to a former golf course amid clashes between anti-THAAD civilians and 8,000 riot policemen that injured 30.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang reiterated China's firm opposition to the THAAD deployment on Thursday.

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