us media broke the news: the united states will deploy a "typhon" intermediate-range missile system in the philippines "indefinitely"
2024-09-27
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according to the associated press report on the 25th, two philippine officials said that day that u.s. and philippine security officials have agreed to deploy a u.s. "typhon" medium-range missile system in the northern philippines "indefinitely." previously, the us military stated that the philippines agreed to extend the deployment of the missile system.
it is understood that the "typhon" missile system is a new land-based missile system that can launch "standard-6" missiles and "tomahawk" ground-attack cruise missiles. in april this year, the united states brought the missile system to the philippines through the annual joint military exercise "jiandun-24" between the united states and the philippines. this was also the first time that it entered the philippines.
the united states deployed the "typhon" medium-range missile system to the philippines in april this year. source: us military
according to the associated press, the above-mentioned philippine officials said that the philippines is considering allowing the "typhon" missile system to continue to be deployed in the northern philippines until april next year, when the u.s. and philippine militaries will once again hold the annual "shoulder-by-law" large-scale combat exercise. the officials who spoke to the associated press spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the sensitive issue of u.s. missile deployments. u.s. officials had no immediate comment.
the report quoted philippine and us military officials as saying that although the "typhon" missile system was brought to the philippines in april this year on the grounds that the us military participated in exercises, the "typhon" system was not used during that joint military exercise. emission.
the report mentioned that earlier in september, a spokesperson for the philippine military stated that the "typhon" system was originally planned to withdraw from the philippines at the end of this month. philippine defense secretary gilberto teodoro declined to confirm or deny the deployment extension. brauner, chief of staff of the philippine armed forces, said he had asked u.s. military officials to agree to keep the typhon system in the philippines, but declined to disclose the u.s. response. brauner told reporters, "if i had to choose, i would like typhon to stay in the philippines forever because we need it for defense."
last month, philippine foreign minister manalo said that he told china that the "typhon" system was only temporarily deployed in the philippines and "will not undermine stability."
however, reuters disclosed on september 19 that the "typhon" missile system may continue to be deployed in the philippines, and the united states is testing the possibility of using the missile system for regional conflicts. philippine officials said that the philippine and us armed forces are still conducting relevant training on the "typhon" missile system. the us army pacific stated that the philippines agreed to retain the missile system until after september this year.
in response, chinese foreign ministry spokesperson lin jian said at a regular press conference on the 19th that china is seriously concerned about relevant reports. "we urge relevant countries to heed the calls of regional countries, correct their wrong practices as soon as possible, stop provoking military confrontation, and withdraw their intermediate-range missile systems as soon as possible according to their previous public commitments, and not to go further down the wrong path."
lin jian said that the relevant approach has seriously set back history, seriously threatened regional national security, seriously aggravated geopolitical confrontation, and has aroused high vigilance and concern among regional countries.
