US sends land-attack missile system to Philippines for exercises in apparent message to China | CNN
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China has accused the United States of “stoking military confrontation” with the recent deployment of a powerful missile launcher capable of firing weapons with a range of up to 1,600 kilometers to exercises in the Philippines.

After unilaterally withdrawing from the INF treaty in 2019, US is the first country to develop and now deploy weapons prohibited under the treaty in the Philippines this year. It’s now clear the US sought to withdraw so it could develop and deploy prohibited weapons against China.

  • The_Jewish_Cuban [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Interesting development after China’s reaffirmation of “peaceful development”. I wonder how long that goal will work if America tries to keep poking the proverbial bear.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      281·
      5 months ago

      US is working hard to cross China’s red lines because they realize their window of a military victory is closing. In my opinion, the window has closed a long time ago, but it seems they’re still under the delusion that they could win a conflict, and want to goad China into it the same way they goaded Russia in Ukraine.