MOSCOW, October 23 (RIA Novosti) – Unilateral deployment of anti-missile systems in some Asia-Pacific countries, especially in Japan, threatens peace and stability in the region, Chinese Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
"Some countries have pushed forward anti-missile system deployment in the Asia-Pacific region to seek unilateral security, which runs against regional stability and mutual trust as well as peace and stability in Northeast Asia," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency.
"Relevant countries should not take (their own security concerns) as excuses for damaging others' security interests," the spokesperson added.
Hua made the comments during a news briefing following media reports confirmed the US military delivered the X-band radar to the Kyogamisaki military base in Kyoto on Tuesday, according to Xinhua. The radar allegedly designed to scan for missile launches from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is scheduled to operate by the end of 2014.
The spokesperson urged countries involved in anti-missile system deployment to abandon plans and instead commit to maintaining regional security through political and diplomatic means.
Kyoto agreed to allow its ally, the United States, to deploy the mobile X-band Radar system in August 2013, claiming the monitoring facility using the system was for the greater good of the nation. The X-Band Radar system is capable of distinguishing and transmitting data on different types of missiles flying some 1,000 kilometers (some 621 miles) away. The agreement also included some 160 service personnel and civilian employees to be assigned to the monitoring station in the city of Kyotango.
