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U.S. Moves Anti-missile Kit to S. Korea
Reuters reports that the United States has transported components of the THAAD [wikipedia.org] anti-missile system to the site chosen for it in South Korea, amid protests,
[...] and was denounced by the frontrunner in South Korea's presidential election on May 9.
A spokesman for Moon Jae-in said the decision "ignored public opinion and due process" and demanded the deployment be suspended until the next administration was in place and had made its policy decision.
China has expressed opposition to deployment of the system. AFP via Yahoo! reports [yahoo.com] that
The South's tourist industry has been hammered by Beijing's boycott over THAAD, with Chinese visitor numbers -- normally more than half the total -- plummeting 40 percent last month even though the ban only came into force on March 15.
Retail conglomerate Lotte -- which provided the Seongju golf course site to the Seoul government -- has also been targeted, with 85 of its 99 stores in China shut down.
additional coverage:
- Bloomberg [bloomberg.com]
- Korea Herald [koreaherald.com]
- VOA News [voanews.com] (U.S. government outlet)
- AFP via inquirer.net [inquirer.net]
previous stories:
International Relations Strained over S. Korean Anti-missile Plans [soylentnews.org]
G20 Summit Roundup [soylentnews.org]
South Korea to Receive U.S. Anti-Missile Interceptor System [soylentnews.org]
