China has slammed a US plan to send a nuclear ballistic missile submarine to South Korea, claiming it puts “regional security at risk”, the South China Morning Post reported.
Beijing’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said the move, which will see a US nuclear-armed submarine visit the country for the first time in more than 40 years, was motivated by “selfish geopolitical interests” and was an “excuse to create tension”, the report went on.
Read the full story: The South China Morning Post
- By Sean O’Meara
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