China Opposes THAAD Deployment Plan
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The seventh high-level strategic dialogue between the foreign affairs ministries of China and South Korea has wrapped up in the South Korean capital, Seoul.

At the press conference after the meeting, China's vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui reiterated China's stance over a new UN resolution on North Korea's nuclear program.

"China backs the UN Security Council's decision to adopt a new resolution to curb the nuclear ambition of North Korea; in the meantime, all parties should find solutions to solve the issue through dialogue."

Zhang Yesui again expressed China's opposition to the possible deployment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system on the Korean Peninsula.

"We exchanged opinions regarding the matter of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense and China made clear its stance against it. We hope the related parties act discretely on the matter."

For his part, South Korean First vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-Nam said his country will still attach great importance to the strategic cooperative partnership with China and is willing to make efforts to further promote bilateral relations.

On the same day, South Korean President Park Geun-hye made a speech to the parliament, saying North Korea's "nuclear development would not help its survival but rather it will only speed up the collapse of the regime."

Pyongyang conducted its fourth nuclear test on January 6 and launched a rocket carrying a satellite on February 7.

Under current UN Security Council resolutions, North Korea is banned from firing any kind of ballistic missile.

The U.S. and South Korea agreed to start negotiations on the THAAD system deployment after North Korea said it launched a satellite-carrying rocket, which others believed was actually a missile test.

Author： 　　　Source：CRI　　　 Editor：Yang Fan