President Marcos told the Chinese government that he would only send back the US' Typhon missile system if they stopped harassing Filipinos in the West Philippine Sea.
Jan 30, 2025 07:41 AMAccording to Marcos, it was unclear to him why Beijing kept on commenting on Manila's missile system.
"You know, let's make a deal with China— stop claiming our territory, stop harassing our fishermen and let them have a living, stop ramming our boats, stop water-cannoning our people, stop firing lasers at us, and stop your aggressive and coercive behavior, and I'll return the Typhon missiles," he said.According to Marcos, it was unclear to him why Beijing kept on commenting on Manila's missile system.
Last week, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning renewed China's appeal to the Philippine government to pull out the missile launcher, saying the country must stop"She reiterated China's stand that the Philippines is"creating tensions and antagonism" in the region in the US deployment of the Mid-Range Capability missile system in the Philippines.
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