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US Army chief visits China

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Beijing, Aug 16: The US Army chief of staff is visiting China amid tensions over American ally South Korea's decision to deploy a powerful missile defence system.

The Army said General Mark A Milley was due to meet his Chinese counterpart and other senior People's Liberation Army leaders on Tuesday (Aug 16) to find ways to work on cooperation while handling differences.

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Milley will also visit the PLA's Academy of Military Science.

China has objected strenuously to a decision to base the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defence, or THAAD, system south of the South Korean capital Seoul, believing it's X-Band radar is intended to track missiles inside China.

Chinese state media have published daily attacks against the US and South Korea, and China has cancelled events involving South Korean entertainers.

AP

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