China on Monday raised pressure on South Korea to oppose the U.S.’ possible deployment of an advanced missile defense asset to Korea and be a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, putting Seoul in a tricky diplomatic position.

Visiting Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jianchao urged Seoul to respect Beijing’s “attention to and concerns” over Washington’s possible dispatch of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system here, which Beijing argues could threaten its security.

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