President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Junior has offered to remove the US Typhone missile system from his country, as China has repeatedly demanded. However, it has suggested a contract that Beijing may not be ready to be accepted.

Speaking to reporters on January 30, the President said he was ready to end the typhoon mid -range missile system only from the country’s land when China’s “aggressive and coercion” behavior in the controversial southern China. Eliminate

The typhoon system arrived in April 2024 to participate in joint preparation training in the Philippines, and marked its first overseas deployment. However, China considered the move provocative. It has repeatedly demanded the removal of the system from the country, citing concerns about arms race and geographical political tensions.

Last week, for example, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said, “This is a very dangerous move and a very irresponsible choice.”

When asked about Chinese criticism for missiles, the Philippine president said on January 30 that he did not understand China’s position because the Philippines does not comment on China’s missile system, “from us Thousands of times more powerful. “

“Let’s make a contract with China: Stop claiming your area, stop harassing your fishermen and living them, stop releasing our boats, stop your people from transferring water, laser fire on us. Stop doing, and stop your aggressive and forced behavior, and “We will return the tifice missiles,” Marcos told reporters in the Central Sabo Province. And I’ll return them all. “

Explaining that Marcus Junior knows that China will not abandon its claims from the disputed South China Sea, nor stop using aggressive means to emphasize its claims, a statement completely. Batter.

China has not yet responded to the remarks given by Marcus Junior when writing this report.

Specifically, Marcus Junior’s statement has come after a Philippine military official Announced Earlier this week, when the Philippine troops will practice using the US Army’s Intermediate Range Missile System next month during one -sided military exercises to prepare major exercises with their US counterparts.

The system has been reportedly re -deployed to an unknown location within the country.

Amid the sharp tensions between the Philippines and China, the United States military deployed the Typhone to the Philippines in April 2024, on its ground -based missile system. However, the system was not returned to the United States after the exercises as expected.

On the contrary, the Philippines announced in September 2024 that the typhoon will last indefinitely in the Philippines.

Philippine military chief, General Romeo Browner Jr., unwanted by China, Announced On August 29, the country is considering the acquisition of the typhoon system. Browner said the army has begun training MRC operations in expecting a possible decision.

Typhone has shrugged the chain

The typhoon system, also known as the Medium Capacity (MRC), is an important part of the US Army’s approved force structure for its multi -domain task force (MTDF).

The launcher of this system is derived from the MK -41 vertical launch system (VLS), which is used on numerous US and its associated warships.

Each typhoon launcher can take four missiles simultaneously, and a whole battery contains four launchers. This means that the missile system can fire 16 missiles before it needs to be reloaded.

One of the most notable features of the typhoon system is the ability to launch Tamak and SM6 missiles. Although the SM6 missiles were over 200 km (approximately 16 165 miles) and effectively engage maritime risks, the Tamaki cruise missile, which has a range of 1,600 km (one thousand miles), China and Russia I can attack targets from launching sites. Philippines

This shows why China has been upset by the deployment of so close to the soil. From Luzone, where it has been deployed, the Tifoon can target key military installations on the southeast coast of Mainland China and Henan Island, located in the South China Sea. The missile can also attack several Chinese targets and artificial checkpoints around the South China Sea.

The deployment of the system in the Philippines eliminated about 40 years, after which the US Soviet Union’s Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) agreement was signed in 1987.

The deal banned the construction and use of land -based missiles that could travel between 500 and 500 km. However, the United States withdraws the deal in 2019, especially in the field of missile technology in 2019, and allegations of violations by Moscow.

Chinese experts have accused the United States of exploiting its withdrawal from an agreement to destabilize the region and control China.

Was said in a piece of opinion published in Chinese state media in December: “The United States claims that it is doing so to protect the security of its allies. However, in fact, what the United States is doing is protecting its domination by neglecting the global deployment of the missile system, ignoring international rules and legal boundaries. This will undoubtedly intensify the confrontation and create more fluctuations in the global security scenario.

However, the Philippine president’s remarks show that the systems are here to stay here.

The continued deployment of Manila’s typhoon in the Philippines represents the rising Southeast Asian country’s notoriety in the region. Among the growing maritime tensions with Beijing, the deployment of the United States is part of a wider strategy to enhance its military presence, which, including anti -ship capabilities, increases the Indo -Pacific.