The presence of the Typhoon missile system in northern Philippines had angered China.
– to the annoyance of China – will be pulled out of the country, a Philippine Army spokesman said on July 4.
Philippine troops have been taught how to use and maintain the Typhon missile system, but it was not used in live-fire exercises, Colonel Louie Dema-ala said. “The US Army is currently shipping out their equipment that we used during Balikatan and Salaknib .”Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun warned in Junet on the South China Sea and over the deployment of ballistic missiles in the Asia-Pacific region.
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