Philippines Offers to Remove US Missile System if China Ends Aggressive Actions

China tells PHL to withdraw Typhon missile system to keep regional peace - BusinessWorld Online

By John Victor D. Ordoñez and Adrian H. Halili, Reporters CHINESE state media on Wednesday urged Manila to withdraw Washington’s mid-range Typhon missile system to keep the peace  in the region amid rising tensions in the waterway. “The region needs peace and prosperity, not intermediate range missiles and confrontation,” People’s Daily, the newspaper of the governing Communist Party, said in a commentary. “The Philippines has repeatedly gone ba…

Fretful of Trump, Philippines floats missile compromise with China

The Philippines’ high-stakes gamble of offering to remove US medium-range missiles in exchange for China’s restraint in contested waterways puts Manila at the center of a geopolitical storm where shifting alliances and great-power pragmatism could make or break its national interests. Last month, multiple media outlets reported that Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr had proposed […] The post Fretful of Trump, Philippines floats missile co…

Philippines tells China to halt ‘aggressive behavior’ for Manila to return US missiles

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urges Beijing to stop harassing Filipino fishermen, ramming boats, and using water cannons - Anadolu Ajansı

Philippines’ Marcos seeks reassurances from Trump over alliance

Manila is seeking Washington’s enduring support in the face of threats from China. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Philippine president offers to return US missiles if China ends ‘aggressive’ acts

Analysts say the proposal was likely rhetorical rather than genuine, with little chance Beijing would ever take up such a deal.

Marcos: Manila Will Give Up Missiles if China Stops Maritime Aggression

The Chinese government has repeatedly criticized the Philippines for hosting the U.S.-built Typhon missile system, a mobile launcher that can be used...