The 2017 deployment of THAAD defence missiles by the United States military in South Korea in response to North Korean missile tests has been protested strongly by the Chinese government, concerned that the technologically advanced missile defence could be used more broadly against China.
2017-deployeringen af ​​THAAD-forsvarsmissiler af det amerikanske militær i Sydkorea som svar på nordkoreanske missiltests er blevet protesteret stærkt af den kinesiske regering, der er bekymret over, at det teknologisk avancerede missilforsvar kunne bruges mere bredt mod Kina.