Less than 48 hours after North Korea launched four ballistic missiles into the sea off Japan’s northwest coast on Monday, the United States began the long-planned deployment of a missile defense system in South Korea. Beijing denounced the North’s latest test launch by issuing its usual condemnations about reckless provocations. Beijing is particularly eager to de-escalate tensions on the Korean peninsula that it sees gaining a worrisome momentum.

Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/having-denounced-n-korea-china-offers-tougher-words-151712609.html

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