Chinese Rappers Take Aim at American Antimissile System in South Korea<br />The antimissile system, known by a cumbersome name, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or Thaad, is the target of a rap<br />that warns South Korea: "How many times do I hadda warn you, my lovely little neighbor boy?" "This time, kid, you going too far," the rap continues in English, later switching to Chinese.<br />It ain’t gonna terminate violence." The video, which had roughly 50,000 views on YouTube by Friday afternoon, features<br />the Sichuan-based group CD Rev, whose members say they are influenced by hip-hop stars like Eminem and Dr. Dre.<br />Thaad is designed to protect South Korea from a North Korean missile attack, but China fears that it will undermine its own security.<br />"The situation seems to be out of control." The video is bookended by clips of<br />news accounts about the deployment of Thaad by the United States military.<br />Now comes the latest weapon in Beijing’s battle against Seoul’s deployment of an American-made antimissile system: the anti-Thaad rap video.<br />In the video, the group also takes aim at the United States’ alliance with South Korea and the rise in tensions.
