China Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director of the Information Department and Spokesperson Mao Ning China issued a stern warning to the Philippines over its planned purchase of the US-made Typhon mid-range capability missile system , saying there will be consequences if the acquisition pushes through.
Without mentioning the United States, Mao said the Philippines “has helped a country outside the region deploy military forces and stoke confrontation in the region.” This was the third time in less than a week that Beijing issued a statement on Manila’s plan to acquire the missile system that would allow the Army to protect vessels up to 370 kilometers or 200 nautical miles off the coast – the limit of the Philippines’ maritime entitlement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro told Beijing to stop its “saber-rattling” and “interference” in Manila’s internal affairs. The US Army deployed the mid-range missile system in the northern Philippines earlier this year for the annual joint military exercises with its longtime ally, and decided to leave it at the Laoag International Airport in Ilocos Norte.
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