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TomCADem

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Fri Jan 13, 2017, 12:46 AM Jan 2017

China, Russia agree on more 'countermeasures' against U.S. anti-missile system: Xinhua

Source: MSN

China and Russia have agreed to take further unspecified "countermeasures" in response to a U.S. plan to deploy an anti-missile system in South Korea, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday.

The countermeasures "will be aimed at safeguarding interests of China and Russia and the strategic balance in the region", Xinhua said, citing a statement released after a China-Russia security meeting.

China and Russia held a joint anti-missile drill last May after Washington and Seoul began discussions over installing the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to counter any North Korean threats.

THAAD is now due to be deployed on a South Korean golf course, unsettling Moscow and Beijing, which worry that the system's powerful radar will compromise their security and do nothing to lower tensions on the Korean peninsula.

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-russia-agree-on-more-countermeasures-against-us-anti-missile-system-xinhua/ar-AAlOCw5



So, Trump's proposal to cozy up to Russia and raise tensions with China do not seem to be isolating China. Plus, with the downfall of TPP, the U.S. is going to be further isolated in the Pacific rim.
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