TRUMP INFORMS SOUTH KOREA TO PAY US$1 BILLION FOR THAAD|川普要求南韓 支付十億美元薩德費用

Amid growing tensions spurred by North Korea, Seoul and Washington reached an agreement to deploy the THAAD missile system on South Korea's territory. However, there is now a disagreement about who should pay for installation. Trump has expressed that South Korea should pay the 1 billion USD while South Korea feels that the US must bear the burden and not vice versa. Some argue that the THAAD system is not enough to protect Seoul and the row over payment is just the beginning of the conflict of interest between the two countries. ==DONALD TRUMP US President== I informed South Korea it would be appropriate if they paid. Nobody's going to do that. Why are we paying a billion dollars? It's a billion dollar system. On April 27, US President Donald Trump told Reuters in an interview that South Korea should pay $1 billion for the deployment of the THAAD system. He also suggested that the US-South Korea Free Trade Agreement may be renegotiated. South Korea responded that under the two countries' Status of Forces Agreement, it was responsible for providing the site while the US was responsible for the operation and maintenance of the THAAD system. ==MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC Seoul, South Korea== I am against that they asked us to pay $1 billion after the deployment of the THAAD system. The US should mind their own business, not South Korea's. What I'm trying to say is that they should withdraw the system. As South Korea's presidential election draws near, Trump's remarks have sparked criticisms from the candidates. Moon Jae-in, the Minjoo Party of Korea's nominee, and Sim Sang-jung, the Justice Party's nominee, have both urged to stop the deployment of THAAD. Sim criticized Trump for deploying the system without obtaining the South Koreans' consent and asking them to pay for it. When asked to comment on the issue, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer did not respond. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN 南韓國防部發言人日前宣佈，美軍部署在星州的薩德反飛彈系統，已經進入實戰狀態，能夠截擊北韓的彈道飛彈。而美國川普表示薩德系統十億美元的這筆開銷，應該要由南韓買單，消息一出在南韓各界引起一陣嘩然。 ==美國總統 川普== 我已經告知南韓他們應該付錢 沒有人要做的事 我們為什麼要支出十億美元 這是個十億美元的系統耶 朝鮮半島飛彈試射一波接著一波的關鍵時刻，川普27號在接受路透社的專訪中，談到薩德反飛彈系統十億美元這筆經費，應該由南韓當局買單，並還揚言美韓之間的自由貿易協定應該重新談判。對此，首爾當局表示沒有接到這方面的通知 ，並強調薩德部署計畫是按照去年簽定的駐韓美軍地位協定，也就是南韓提供用地，而美方負責薩德系統運作與維修的費用。 ==首爾市民== 我抗議他們開始部署薩德之後 開口要求十億美元 他們應該管他們美國自己的事就好 別來管韓國的 我要說的是快把薩德拿回去 南韓五月九號就將進行總統大選，在這牽一髮動全身的敏感時刻，川普的談話引起各政黨候選人強烈的駁斥，民調領先共同民主黨的文在寅以及正義黨的女候選人沈相奵，表示應該立刻停止薩德的部署程序，沈相奵甚至在首爾的街頭造勢活動中直言她很生氣，痛斥川普在未徵得韓國民眾的同意下部署薩德，如今又要韓國人付錢，要不就請川普把薩德拿回去好了。白宮發言人史派瑟28號被媒體詢問此事時，沒有正面回應，表示詳情留待日後再說。 記者 王蕙文 報導