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China Demands Withdrawal of US Missile System from the Philippines, Calls it a Threat to Regional Peace and Security (peoplesdispatch.org)

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China reiterated its concerns about the Philippines’ plan to acquire the US Typhon missile defense system. In the foreign ministry press briefing on Thursday, December 26, the spokesperson of the ministry, Mao Ning, claimed it is a “strategic and offensive” weapon which may fuel arms race in the region. China also restated its long-standing demand for the withdrawal of the system already deployed near its borders.

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[–] sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 week ago (7 children)

If Trump tries to invade Mexico and Israel still busy invading Syria and Russia busy Invading Ukraine, it would the perfect opportunity for China to invade Taiwan.

am not very optimistic for 2025

[–] theonlytruescotsman@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Why would China invade Taipei if Taipei doesn't launch an independence campaign?

[–] Schlemmy@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (4 children)

How can they do an independence campaign if they're independent? Real question, not trolling. I'm not well informed on the geopolitics.

[–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Taiwan's own constitution states that it is a province of China. The disagreement is, about who are the rightful government of all China. The western media industrial complex always fail to point that bit out.

Another thing they would rather you didn't know is that Taiwan also claims the same territorial waters in the South China Sea, the same nine dash line, that the rest of China claims.

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