US Keeps Typhon Missile System in Philippines, Tests Wartime Deployment Amid Rising China Tensions

Sep 19, 2024, 04:53 AM

The United States has decided to keep the mid-range Typhon missile system deployed in the Philippines amid rising tensions with China. Despite Chinese demands for its removal, the U.S. has no immediate plans to withdraw the missile system. The deployment, initially for joint training exercises, is now being tested for its feasibility in a potential regional conflict and wartime deployment. The Philippine government has acknowledged the strategic value of maintaining the missile system as a deterrent. China's Foreign Ministry has expressed serious concerns, accusing the U.S. of inciting geopolitical confrontation and urging the withdrawal of the missile system, sources said.