SEOUL - South Korea's ruling Democratic Party has planned to push for parliamentary hearing on the unauthorized delivery of four more mobile launchers of the US missile shield to the country, which failed to be reported to President Moon Jae-in. The party's special committee on THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) on Thursday told a press briefing in the National Assembly building that the defense ministry omitted "on purpose" the bring-in report of additional THAAD elements to President Moon. The committee described the report omission as "mutiny" and the "loosened state discipline," announcing its plan to push for the parliamentary hearings. Senior presidential press secretary Yoon Young-chan told a press conference Wednesday that the defense ministry intentionally omitted the report on the delivery of four more THAAD launchers to the country, following a probe into several defense ministry officials. On Tuesday, President Moon ordered a thorough investigation into the unauthorized transportation as it failed to be reported to the new president who took office on May 10. According to the presidential Blue House's investigation into military officers, working-level officials of the defense ministry included the four more launchers delivered to an unidentified US base in South Korea in the document, but those were omitted in the final version to report to Chung Eui-yong, top presidential national security advisor. Moon said it was "very shocking" as the THAAD transportation, which profoundly affects the fate of people and the country, was not made public. In addition, the intentional omission of the report to the Blue House came ahead of the South Korea-US summit meeting scheduled for late June. About two weeks before the May 9 presidential by-election, the first THAAD elements such as the radar and two mobile launchers were transported in the middle of night to a golf course at Soseong-ri village in Seongju county, North Gyeongsang province. THAAD is composed of six mobile launchers, 48 interceptors, the AN/TPY-2 radar and the fire and control unit. The clandestine transportation raised speculation that it was aimed to politicize security issues during the election campaign period, which tended to benefit conservative candidates in the past elections. wristband creationfabric wristbands uk202mm to inches1 inch wide rubber bandsdebossed wristband
BEIJING - More than 100 young Taiwanese toured high-tech base Zhongguancun in Beijing to learn about and exchange ideas on innovation as part of their summer workshop schedule on the mainland.Cheng Po-yu, Shougang group VSTARTUP general manager in charge of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan affairs, shared his experience with the youth, introduced the Chinese mainland's favorable policies on innovation and starting businesses, and encouraged them to seek opportunities on the mainland.After viewing sci-tech products at the innovation exhibition center, a student surnamed Chang from Taichung University of Science and Technology said that he had heard of but never seen these products, which included virtual reality and intelligent robot technology, adding the he will share this eye-opening experience with his peers.A student surnamed Chen from I-Shou University said that he will consider coming to the mainland to pursue development opportunities after graduation as there are advantages in talent, technology, funding and policy.The workshop, organized by the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits and hosted by the Academy of Chinese Culture, is a platform for Taiwanese students to learn about the mainland and Chinese culture.It has attracted over 10,000 Taiwanese students since 2003.This year's workshop runs from July 1 to 16.
