Philippines Will Return U.S. Missile If China Stops Aggression In South China Sea

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has made an offer to China: stop its aggressive behaviour in the South China Sea, and the Philippines will return the U.S.-built Typhon missile system.

The Typhon is a mobile launcher for SM-6 and Tomahawk missiles, which can strike naval and land targets up to 1,000 miles away, enough to reach mainland China from the northern Philippines.

The U.S. Army installed the Typhon missile system in the northern Philippines in April 2024 to support joint combat readiness training between the U.S. and the Philippines.

In response to China’s repeated criticism of the missile system, Marcos told reporters that he didn’t understand China’s position. He said that the Philippines does not comment on China’s missile system, which is much more powerful than the Typhon.

Marcos put forward a deal with China: if China stopped claiming Philippine territory, harassing Filipino fishermen, ramming Philippine boats, using water cannons on Philippine vessels, firing lasers at Philippine boats and engaging in aggressive actions, then the Philippines would return the Typhon missile system to th…

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