Excuse my ignorance.
Can you clarify?
You going catatonic on me?
Chinese having a ballistic missile defense system located in SK is akin to Kennedy's Quber moment in the 60's where we had a threat 90 miles off our coast, now the Chinese have a very good counter to their missiles in a similar fashion.
No wonder they're jacked. Beyond that, it also could negate a threat to the US from across the pond and threaten their attempts at expansion in the westpac.
Takes the muscle out of their threats.