ABS-CBN NEWS | Published December 27, 2024
China’s foreign ministry on Thursday urged the Philippines to return to “peaceful development,” saying Manila’s decision to deploy a US medium-range missile system in military exercises would only bring the risks of an arms race to the region.
The US Typhon system, which can be equipped with cruise missiles capable of striking Chinese targets, was brought in for joint exercises earlier this year. On Tuesday, the Philippine defense minister said its deployment was justified.
“China will never stand by and watch its own security interests being jeopardized or threatened”, said Mao Ning, a spokesperson at the foreign ministry, said at a regular news conference.
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SOURCE: www.abs-cbn.com
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The ground-launcher Typhon system enables the Army to project force up to 200 nautical miles, or 370 kilometers, which is the limit of the Philippines’ maritime entitlements within its exclusive economic zone, as defined under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
THE PHILIPPINE STAR | Published December 26, 2024
MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro rejected yesterday Chinese criticism of Manila’s plan to acquire a US-built mid-range missile system, telling Beijing to stop its “saber rattling” and “interference” in internal affairs.
The Philippine Army announced plans on Monday to acquire the US Typhon missile system as part of a push to protect Manila’s maritime interests, swiftly drawing a warning from China about a regional “arms race.”
China’s navy and coast guard have engaged in escalating confrontations with the Philippines in recent months over disputed reefs and waters in the South China Sea.
Beijing claims almost the entire South China Sea despite an international ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.
“The Philippines is a sovereign state, not any country’s ‘doorstep’,” Teodoro said.
“Any deployment and procurement of assets related to the Philippines’ security and defense fall within its own sovereign prerogative and are not subject to any foreign veto,” he said in a statement.
The US Army deployed the Typhon missile system in the northern Philippines for annual joint military exercises with its longtime ally this year and decided to leave it there, despite criticism by Beijing that it was destabilizing to Asia.
Philippine military officials said the Typhon system would be able to protect vessels up to 370 kilometers off the coast, the limit of its maritime entitlement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Filipino troops are in training to operate the land-based missile launcher, developed by US firm Lockheed Martin for the US Army and which has a range of 480 kilometers.
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SOURCE: www.philstar.com
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China urged the Philippines to quickly pull out the Typhon missile system as publicly pledged, and stop going further down the wrong path.
INDIA.COM | Published December 26, 2024
Amid rising tensions with China in the South China Sea, the Philippines is reportedly planning to acquire the medium-range Typhon missile system from the US, a move which has infuriated its powerful neighbour who has slammed it as a “highly irresponsible decision” that threatens peace and security in Southeast Asia.
Talking to reporters on Monday, a top Philippines military official said the country is mulling to purchase the US-made Typhon missile system and deploy it in the South China Sea. “Yes, there are plans, discussions are ongoing as we look at its feasibility and adaptability,” Philippines army chief Lt. Gen. Roy Galido told reporters in Manila.
In April, the US had deployed the Typhon system in northern Philippines, which can be equipped with cruise missiles capable of striking Chinese targets, and started conducted joint exercises.
China urges Philippines to ‘pull out’
Reacting to the development, China has vehemently opposed the move, asserting that it would would intensify geopolitical confrontation and fuel arms race in the region.
Beijing gas urged the Philippines to “quickly pull out the Typhon missile system as publicly pledged, and stop going further down the wrong path,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a regular press conference on Monday.
“This is a highly irresponsible decision, a threat to their history and people and to the security of the region as well as to the whole of Southeast Asia,” Ning said.
Tensions have heightened in the past few years between China and the Philippines over disputed territory in the South China Sea, primarily due a strengthening of defence ties between treaty allies Manila and Washington.
What is the Typhon system?
The Typhon, also known as the “Strategic Mid-range Fires System” (SMRF), is a US Army transporter erector launcher for Standard SM-6 and Tomahawk missiles. Formerly known as the Midrange Capabilities System (MCS), it has since been renamed to the Strategic Mid-range Fires System (SMRF) and given the designation “Typhon”.
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SOURCE: www.india.com
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