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THAAD
![China and South Korea Hail ‘New Start’ Amid Scuffle China and South Korea Hail ‘New Start’ Amid Scuffle](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-moon.jpg)
China and South Korea Hail ‘New Start’ Amid Scuffle
By Charlotte Gao
South Korean President Moon Jae-in pays a state visit to China for the first time since he took office.
![South Korea's Moon Jae-in to Visit China Next Week South Korea's Moon Jae-in to Visit China Next Week](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17304079570796.jpg)
South Korea's Moon Jae-in to Visit China Next Week
By Ankit Panda
Moon's first trip to China will accelerate rapprochement between Beijing and Seoul following their understanding on THAAD.
![China and South Korea: Examining the Resolution of the THAAD Impasse China and South Korea: Examining the Resolution of the THAAD Impasse](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-15_13-46-55.jpg)
China and South Korea: Examining the Resolution of the THAAD Impasse
By Ankit Panda
THAAD will remain in South Korea, but Beijing secures important assurances from Seoul.
![Tracking Trump's First Trip to Asia, Part 1: Japan and South Korea Tracking Trump's First Trip to Asia, Part 1: Japan and South Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-37557037504_25124e6067_k.jpg)
Tracking Trump's First Trip to Asia, Part 1: Japan and South Korea
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
How did Trump's first-ever presidential trip to U.S. allies Japan and South Korea go?
![The Trump White House Seeks an Additional $4 Billion for Missile Defense in Fiscal Year 2018 The Trump White House Seeks an Additional $4 Billion for Missile Defense in Fiscal Year 2018](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-12_14-26-28.jpg)
The Trump White House Seeks an Additional $4 Billion for Missile Defense in Fiscal Year 2018
By Ankit Panda
A new budget amendment for the U.S. Department of Defense seeks to up missile defense amid a growing North Korean threat.
![What China Gains With Its Détente With South Korea Over THAAD What China Gains With Its Détente With South Korea Over THAAD](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-05_02-09-21.jpg)
What China Gains With Its Détente With South Korea Over THAAD
By Ankit Panda
Why China doesn't necessarily "lose" by tolerating the U.S. THAAD deployment on the Peninsula.
![All's Well THAAD Ends Well? What the China-South Korea Détente Means All's Well THAAD Ends Well? What the China-South Korea Détente Means](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-34440816761_1d730efe3a_z.jpg)
All's Well THAAD Ends Well? What the China-South Korea Détente Means
By Ankit Panda
With their leaders set to meet in November, South Korea and China may be due for a thaw in their bilateral relations.
![The Case Against Nukes in South Korea The Case Against Nukes in South Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-29316223593_b1a1ac68c6_k.jpg)
The Case Against Nukes in South Korea
By Bruce Klingner
Nuclear weapons aren't a solution to growing South Korean doubts about U.S. resolve and commitment.
![How Japan Reacted to North Korea's Ballistic Missile Overflight of Its Territory How Japan Reacted to North Korea's Ballistic Missile Overflight of Its Territory](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-800px-pac-3_iruma_airbase_2006-1.jpg)
How Japan Reacted to North Korea's Ballistic Missile Overflight of Its Territory
By Mina Pollmann
Japan enters a new era of North Korean provocations with great unease.
![Amid THAAD Dispute, South Korean Brands Suffer in China Amid THAAD Dispute, South Korean Brands Suffer in China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-05_02-09-21.jpg)
Amid THAAD Dispute, South Korean Brands Suffer in China
By Charlotte Gao
Hyundai reportedly shut down its China factories and Lotte Mart closed multiple stores in China.
![25th Anniversary of Diplomatic Ties: Did Beijing Give Seoul The Cold Shoulder? 25th Anniversary of Diplomatic Ties: Did Beijing Give Seoul The Cold Shoulder?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-34440816761_1d730efe3a_z.jpg)
25th Anniversary of Diplomatic Ties: Did Beijing Give Seoul The Cold Shoulder?
By Charlotte Gao
China and South Korea celebrated the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties without fanfare.
![Trump Is Undercutting America’s Allies and Strengthening China’s Hand Trump Is Undercutting America’s Allies and Strengthening China’s Hand](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-03_13-50-36.jpg)
Trump Is Undercutting America’s Allies and Strengthening China’s Hand
By Chris Carothers
Meanwhile, the Presidents of South Korea and Taiwan are trying to ride the tiger of Trumpian uncertainty .