"Philippines In the Line of Fire" China Warns Over "Major Threat" Of US Typhon Missile System

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"Philippines In the Line of Fire" China Warns Over "Major Threat" Of US Typhon Missile System China strongly objected to the US deploying an intermediate-range missile system to the Philippines for military drills. The deployment of the Typhon missile system comes amid heightened tensions between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea. The move prompted vows of countermeasures from China against what it calls an unprecedented and provocative action. China cautioned that the US deployment of intermediate missile systems in the Asia-Pacific might lead to decisive Chinese countermeasures.