<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/diplomacy/news/china-bans-boy-bands-to-stop-missiles-really.html" dsn="news"><teaser-title>China Bans Boy Bands to Stop Missiles</teaser-title><teaser-description>Diplomacy Professor Brandon Valerino and a Diplomacy student review when China opted for unorthodox targets to coerce the South Korean from deploying THAAD missile system.</teaser-description><pubDate>05/03/2024</pubDate><title>China Bans Boy Bands to Stop Missiles - Really</title><description>The article reviews when China opted for unorthodox targets to coerce the South Korean government to move away from the deployment of the THAAD missile system.</description><author>Brandon Valeriano</author><author-title/><image><img src="/images/korean-man320x180.jpg" alt="Korean man"/></image><shortnames/><category>Nation and World</category><department>School of Diplomacy and International Relations</department><relationships>School of Diplomacy and International Relations</relationships><created-date>2024-04-26T15:44:15.695Z</created-date><tags><tag>School of Diplomacy and International Relations</tag></tags></item>