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US moves Thaad system to Korea site amid protests
China urges cancellation of the battery's deployment, withdrawal of equipment
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Wed, Apr 26, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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THE US military started moving parts of an anti-missile defence system to a deployment site in South Korea on Wednesday, triggering protests from villagers and criticism from China, amid tension over North Korea's weapons development.
The earlier-than-expected steps to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) system was also denounced by the frontrunner in South Korea's presidential election on May 9.
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