SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese language Overseas Minister Wang Yi stated the U.S. deployment of intermediate-range missiles within the Philippines “undermines regional peace and stability”, the overseas ministry stated on Sunday.
Talking to South Korean Overseas Minister Cho Tae-yul in New York on Saturday, Wang additionally known as for avoiding “war or chaos on the Korean Peninsula”, the ministry stated in a publish on its web site.
The U.S. deployed the Typhon system, which may be outfitted with cruise missiles able to putting Chinese language targets, this yr. China has demanded its elimination, and Russia has joined in condemning the primary deployment of the system to the Indo-Pacific, accusing Washington of fuelling an arms race.
Wang stated the deployment “is not in the interests of regional countries”.
The Philippines, southern neighbour to Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its personal territory, is a crucial a part of U.S. technique in Asia and could be an indispensable staging level for the navy to assist Taipei within the occasion of a Chinese language assault.
Wang stated exchanges and cooperation between China and South Korea have develop into extra lively this yr.
