South Korea’s Ongoing THAAD Debate and Sino-U.S. Rivalry

In early July, South Korea decided to allow the United States to deploy the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. At the heart of this issue is the difference in how China and the United States view the role of South Korea and decisions related to the security and stability of the peninsula.

Darcie Draudt non-resident James A. Kelly Korean Studies fellow, Pacific Forum CSIS via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/2bORXlC