China and Russia to hold anti-missile drill after U.S., South Korea talk defence

China's President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as they meet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China April 28, 2016. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Russia will hold their first joint computer-assisted anti-missile drill, state media said on Thursday, after the United States and South Korea discussed an anti-missile defence system for the South to counter threats from North Korea.

North and South Korea remain technically at war after their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce, rather than a treaty. The North routinely threatens to destroy South Korea and the United States.