China, South Korea: Beijing’s opposition to Seoul’s deployment of the THAAD missile defense system is less about missiles and more about efforts to weaken the US’ longstanding network of formal and informal alliances in Asia. Grant Newsham writes that the THAAD controversy displays China’s familiar modus operandi: First, pick a fight over an allegedly offensive act; next, follow up with vitriol and veiled threats; and then inflict economic pressure.READ THE STORY HERE
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