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China open to renew military exchanges with S.Korea based on mutual respect of security interests
China open to renew military exchanges with S.Korea based on mutual respect of security interests
Source:Global Times
Published: 2017/1/9 15:46:51
China would like to cooperate with South Korea based on the mutual respect of security interests, following reports China suspended military exchanges between the two countries due to South Korea’s deployment of the US missile defense system.
A Korea JoongAng Daily report on Monday said “at least seven joint military events” between South Korea and China have been cancelled since Seoul agreed to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD system, on the peninsula, according to a government source.
China’s Defense Ministry told the Global Times on Monday “China treats cooperation with South Korea seriously, and would like to cooperate with South Korea based on the mutual respect of security interests.”
“All official interactions between the South Korean and Chinese militaries came to a halt in the latter half of last year,” a South Korean government source told JoongAng.
“This comes even after the two countries signed an agreement in 2011 to step up bilateral military cooperation, as well as a 2015 agreement to establish a hotline between the defense ministers.”
On THAAD, China’s Defense Ministry told the Global Times on Monday that “China’s opposition to THAAD remains, and we hope South Korea values the cooperation between both armies and makes the right decision for regional peace and stability, and provides conditions for further cooperation between the two armies.”
Global Times
Posted in: ASIA-PACIFIC
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1027850.shtml
