Beijing hopes Seoul acts on THAAD pledge

Beijing attaches great importance to Seoul's latest positions regarding anti-missile issues, and it expects Seoul to translate its fresh pledges into action, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said.

Hua made the comment after Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Kang Kyungwha said during a parliamentary audit on Monday in Seoul that the ROK is "not considering any" additional deployment of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system, Seoul-based Yonhap News Agency reported.

Ties between China and the ROK plunged to a record low after a THAAD battery, which includes six missile launchers, was installed in the southeastern ROK town of Seongju.