Seeking Common Ground

complex, especially in the Northeast Asian region. The security situation on the Korean Peninsula is becoming more tense as North Korea sticks to its nuclear program and South Korea allows the United States to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system on its territory that may affect the regional strategic balance.

China will spare no effort to ease the tension by promoting dialogue and negotiation. No country will be allowed to make trouble or incite war in a neighboring country of China, or stoke tension by reinforcing military alliances to turn Northeast Asia into a “hotbed of war.” If we look at the history of the Korean Peninsula in the 1930s, we can say that the situation in Northeast Asia is heading down a dangerous path. Efforts must be made to prevent new wars.

The fundamental way out of the current tension lies in negotiation. We will be glad to see any dialogue between Washington and