The security of the U.S. is at stake, so Washington should support its South Korean ally by imposing stiff sanctions on China. The Pentagon wants to put THAAD, as the Lockheed Martin-built system is called, in South Korea to intercept North Korean missiles. Therefore, Beijing has armed North Korea and is now trying to prevent nations from defending themselves from the resulting threat. To prevent deployment of THAAD in South Korea, Beijing has threatening to cut diplomatic relations with Seoul. Furthermore, it is trying to crush the South’s economy, barring its K-pop groups from performing in China, ending charter flights to the South, and banning the import of South Korean cosmetics.

Source: Forbes March 06, 2017 04:50 UTC