这篇文章认为,北京反对萨德并非萨德在技术上对北京有什么威胁,而是不喜欢美韩军事同盟的象征意义。北京在战略上将自己定位为这个地区的领导者,对于美国在自家后院依然有这么大影响力很不忿。“China’s strong opposition to deploying THAAD to the Korean Peninsula is not technical, but geopolitical……THAAD would be perceived not as a tactical military deployment designed to respond to a real military threat, but rather as a symbol of America’s continued strength in China’s backyard. This is why China has pushed South Korea so strongly over a military deployment that does not significantly affect China in any way. For Beijing, THAAD represents a persistent rebuke to China’s broader strategic ambitions for regional dominance.” ---- 《Foreign Policy》
