United States has deployed a powerful missile launcher to the Philippines amid tensions in the disputed South China Sea. Washington has sent a Typhon missile system, which is capable of firing within range of up to 1,600 km, as part of joint military drills with Manila. China has expressed strong opposition to the U.S. deployment as it asked the Biden government to “stop stoking military confrontation” in the region. Meanwhile, the Philippines has received the first lot of BrahMos missiles from India.
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