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"...MANILA, Philippines — Beijing has voiced serious concerns over the Philippines' decision to hold onto a US mid-range missile system it received earlier this year that can target mainland China.

The deployment of the powerful missile system in northern Philippines "gravely threatens regional countries' security" and triggers "geopolitical confrontation," Lin Jian, the spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Thursday, September 19.

Not directly mentioning the United States, the Chinese official called on the "relevant country" to "correct the wrongdoing as soon as possible" and "quickly pull out the missile system as publicly pledged."

Beijing's statement comes after Reuters reported on Thursday, Sepember 19 that the US has no immediate plan to pull out the Typhon missile system it deployed to the Philippines for joint exercises in April. The system can be equipped with cruise missiles capable of reaching targets from northern Philippines all the way to the Chinese mainland..."