China’s warning again about the deployment of the American missile system in the Philippines

According to Isna, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, while in New York City to participate in the United Nations General Assembly, once again emphasized that the deployment of American medium-range missiles in the Philippines is “a factor in weakening regional peace and stability.”

Addressing South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul in New York City, Wang asked to avoid “war or chaos on the Korean Peninsula”.

The statements of the Chinese foreign minister come after the United States deployed its Typhoon missile system in the Philippines this year. China has repeatedly protested this issue.

This system is capable of being equipped with cruise missiles that can attack targets in China, and Beijing has demanded the removal of this system from the Philippines. Previously, Russia also condemned the initial deployment of this system in the “Indo-Pacific” area and accused Washington of starting an arms race.

Wang Yi pointed out that the deployment of these missiles “is not in the interest of the countries in the region.”

According to Reuters, the US has identified the Philippines, which is Taiwan’s southern neighbor, as an important axis of its strategy in Asia. While China considers Taiwan a part of its territory and has not ruled out resorting to military force to reunify this island with itself, the United States views the Philippines as an inevitable center of aid to Taiwan in the event of China’s attack on the island. does..

Wang Yi also emphasized to Cho Tae-yul that the cooperation and interactions between China and South Korea have become more and more active this year.

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