THAAD deployment 'must be stopped'

The process of deploying an advanced US missile-defense system on the Korean Peninsula "must be stopped immediately", and China will "take necessary measures resolutely" to safeguard its security interests, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Friday.

"We urge relevant parties to take China's reasonable concerns into consideration and stop the deployment process immediately," ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a regular news conference.

Her comments came in response to remarks by General Vincent K. Brooks, United States Forces in Korea commander, who said on Friday that the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system will be deployed to the Republic of Korea within eight to 10 months.