China's foreign ministry on Thursday urged the Philippines to return to "peaceful development", saying Manila's decision to deploy a U.S. medium-range missile system in military exercises would only bring the risks of an arms race in the region.

Aircraft and a warship flotilla took part in patrols at Scarborough Shoal, a reef claimed by the Philippines that China seized control of in 2012.

THE Philippines and China began 2024 with seemingly amicable talks during the Eighth Meeting of the China-Philippines Bilateral Consultation Mechanism

China's efforts to put more pressure on the Philippines over a disputed atoll in the Sea could prove an early test for Donald Trump when he returns to the White House next month. Beijing took control of Scarborough Shoal - which is known as Huangyan Island in China and Panatag Shoal in the Philippines - in 2012,

China says a plan by the Philippines to deploy midrange missiles would be a provocative move that stokes regional tensions.

China has condemned Manila’s planned acquisition, which it says poses a “substantial threat to regional peace and security.”

China has urged the Philippines to shift focus toward peaceful development amid rising tensions over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The call highlights Beijing’s emphasis on dialogue and economic cooperation to address ongoing conflicts.

Right now, America isn’t ready. As a report from a House panel concluded last year: “The United States lacks a contingency plan for the economic and financial impacts of conflict” with China.

Cooperating with the US to introduce the Typhon’ poses major threat to regional peace, Beijing warns in third such comment this week.

The Philippines says it plans to buy the U.S. Typhon missile system as part of a push to secure its maritime interests, sparking warnings from China of a regional "arms race."

Vietnam is poised to become only the second country in the region to acquire Indian-Russian BrahMos supersonic missiles.

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