South Korea Says Missile Shield 'Not Negotiable' With China

Bloomberg: South Korea said the possible operation of a controversial American-made missile shield was "not negotiable," pushing back at China's efforts to hold President Yoon Suk Yeol to his predecessor's pledge to freeze its deployment. Decisions on the deployment of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system was a matter of South Korea's self-defense, a senior presidential official told reporters Thursday in Seoul. The Yoon administration is accelerating efforts to "normalize" the operation of the US base in the southern city of Seongju that deployed the Thaad system, the official said. China is pushing to reaffirm former South Korean President Moon…