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China’s Freaked Out Because America is Keeping the Typhon Missile System in the Philippines
China is having a fit because the U.S. military has stationed its mid-range Typhon missile system in the Philippines indefinitely. Beijing and Moscow have argued that the U.S. military is the greatest destabilizing force in the world,
China says US missile deployment in Philippines undermines peace
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the U.S. deployment of intermediate-range missiles in the Philippines "undermines regional peace and stability", the foreign ministry said on Sunday. Speaking to South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul in New York on Saturday,
US missile system will remain in the Philippines despite China’s alarm
Two Philippine officials say that American and Filipino security officials have agreed to keep a U.S. mid-range missile system in the northern Philippines indefinitely to boost deterrance despite China’s expressions of alarm.
Targeting China, US deploys medium-range missile system to the Philippines
Armed with a Tomahawk missile, the system is capable of striking the South China Sea, all of mainland Southeast Asia and Taiwan, and the entire eastern portion of China as far north as Beijing.
US missiles to stay in Philippines
The U.S. Army transported the Typhon missile system, a land-based weapon that can fire the Standard Missile-6 and the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile, to the northern Philippines as part of combat exercises in April with Philippine troops and to test its deployability aboard an Air Force aircraft.
Philippines Military Backs Permanent Stay Of US Missile System
Philippine military chief General Romeo Brawner on Wednesday backed the permanent stationing of a US missile system in his country, after China had warned deployment of the weapon was destabilising the region.
Typhon Missile System in Philippines is Veiled Warning to China
In a significant military move, the United States has stationed its advanced Typhon missile system in the Philippines, sending a strong but veiled warning to China. This deployment is part of ongoing efforts to deter aggressive actions by China in the Indo-Pacific region.
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