China confirmed that it will push through with tests for its own anti-missile systems following a recent announcement that South Korea agreed to deploy the United States’ Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) unit.
Tensions are high in the Middle Kingdom after Seoul revealed its decision to allow the U.S. to deploy a THAAD unit that is supposed to detect
Because of this, China decided to prep its own anti-missile system in order to maintain national and regional security in East Asia.
“To develop suitable capabilities for missile defense is necessary for China to maintain its national security. It will improve the self-defense capability of China and is not targeting any specific country and will not affect international strategic stability,” Defence Ministry spokesperson Yang Yujun told Reuters.
According to the South China Morning Post, footages of the tests for China’s defense equipment that were conducted successfully have been circulated on Monday and Sunday via the China National Radio, CCTV, and the PLA Daily’s TV.81.cn website.
