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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 Chin
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.
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Exclusive: US keeps missile system in Philippines as China tensions rise
The Typhon system, which can be equipped with cruise missiles capable of striking Chinese targets, was brought in for joint exercises earlier this year.
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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Warships from the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, U.S. and Japan Sail in Joint South China Sea Patrol
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Conflict between China, Philippines could involve U.S. and lead to a clash of superpowers
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America and the Philippines Should Call China’s Bluff
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German warships visit the Philippines amid its South China Sea clashes after angering Beijing by sailing through the Taiwan Strait
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Parsing the Philippines’ ‘Pivot’ to China Under Rodrigo Duterte
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China rams Philippine ship while 60 Minutes on board; South China Sea tensions could draw U.S. in
An escalating series of clashes in the South China Sea between the Philippines and China could draw the U.S., which has a mutual defense treaty with the Philippines, into the conflict. A 60 ...
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China and the Philippines Trade Blame for the Latest Sea Collision
By David Pierson and Camille Elemia China and the Philippines traded new accusations of deliberately ramming into each other’s coast guard vessels near a disputed atoll in the South China Sea ...
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China, Philippines to discuss South China Sea dispute amid clashes
As China is set to host bilateral talks with the Philippines this month, their South China Sea dispute is expanding from sea to air, increasing the risk of military confrontation, analysts warn.
Cebu consul eyes closer Philippines-China cooperation as PRC marks 75th anniversary
As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) celebrates its 75th founding anniversary on October 1, the Chinese Consul in Cebu ...