菲律宾军事领袖强调支持美国导弹系统的长期驻扎，此系统已在菲领土内运作数月有余，这引发了中国的不满，中国曾将其称为“不稳定”的举动。然而，该国军队总指挥布劳纳将军（Brawner）指出：“如果由我来决定，我希望它们能永远留在此地。”他指的是自今年四月以来，在菲律宾北部部署的美军Typhon导弹系统，这一行动激怒了北京。
实际上，根据菲外交部长在7月的说法，若资金充足，布劳纳表示他可能还会考虑采购更多Typhons，以加强国防力量并增强国家安全的威慑能力。当时，在中国外长向其抱怨此类武器“可能造成不稳定性”之后，美国宣布导弹部署为暂时性的。
在这之前五个月里，Philippines与China之间的争议焦点一直在于Typhon系统，这加剧了南海领土争端中已紧张的关系。菲律宾军方高层的最新表态正值路透社报道美国短期内无计划从长期盟友亚洲撤回此武器之时。当被问及是否打算让Typhon系统无限期停留在菲律宾时，国防部长在同一次事件上表示不予确认也不予否认，并暗讽了北京。
在此背景下，“Philippines”正试图提升其军事系统的现代化水平，在与中国最近的空战争端后，计划购入新武器以作防御。据布劳纳将军一个月前透露，菲方旨在通过获取先进的武器系统来实现威慑力。
新闻来源：www.bloomberg.com
原文地址：Philippine Military Head Backs Stay of US Missile System Slammed By China
新闻日期：2024-09-25
原文摘要：
The Philippines’ military chief has backed the permanent presence of a US missile system that’s been in the country for months now, risking anger from China which had branded the weapon deployment as “destabilizing.”“If I had my way I want them to stay here forever,” General , the head of the Philippine armed forces, told reporters Wednesday on the sidelines of the Asian Defense and Security Exhibition in Manila. He’s referring to the Typhon missile system deployed by the US in northern Philippines since April which had irked Beijing.“In fact, if we had enough money, for me, I’d like to buy Typhons,” Brawner said, to boost the nation’s defense arsenal and ramp up its security deterrence. Foreign Secretary said in July that the missile’s deployment in the Philippines was only temporary after China’s Foreign Minister told him that the weapon “could be destabilizing.”The advanced mid-range capability missile system had been a point of contention between Manila and Beijing in the past five months, adding to already high tensions over competing claims in the South China Sea. The military chief’s latest remarks come days after Reuters reported that the US has no immediate plans to withdraw the weapon from its longstanding treaty ally in Asia.Asked whether the Philippines plans to allow the Typhon system in the country indefinitely, Defense Secretary separately said in the same event that he’ll neither confirm nor deny that, as he took a swipe at Beijing.“Before other countries interfere with the creation of our credible defense posture, they should first stop their illegal activities, get out of the West Philippine Sea, take away their ballistic capabilities, destroy their nuclear arsenal,” Teodoro said, in apparent reference to China.The Philippines, which had been trying to modernize its defense system, also plans to buy amid recent hostilities with China in the airspace. Brawner last month said the country wants to acquire the latest weapons systems for deterrence.
