Consider China's interests, Beijing says after Lotte land swap deal signed

China has twice protested to the Republic of Korea regarding the latest developments in its planned deployment of an advanced US anti-missile system, and it asked related parties to seriously consider China's interests and concerns, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Earlier in the day, the ROK Defense Ministry signed a land swap deal with Lotte Group for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, whose radar can cover parts of China.