Kung ititigil ng Beijing ang agresyon nito sa pinagtatalunang South China Sea… Tsina, dedma kung tatanggapin ang Typhon Missile System deal ni PBBM

DEDMA lang ang Tsina at walang categorical commitment kung tatanggapin o ipagkikibit-balikat lang ang ‘deal’ ni Pangulong Ferdinand Maros Jr., na aalisin nito ang Typhon missile system ng Estados Unidos mula sa Pilipinas kung ititigil ng Beijing ang agresyon nito sa pinagtatalunang South China Sea.

Sa halip ay muling ipinahayag ni Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun ang “firm opposition” ng Tsina sa presensiya ng missiles sa Pilipinas.

“As is widely known, Typhon MRC missile system is a strategic offensive weapon, which puts a large number of Southeast Asian countries within its range,” ang sinabi ni Guo.

“The U.S. deployment of the system in the Philippines severely damages peace and stability in the region, and harms the legitimate security interests of other countries,” dagdag na wika nito.

Nauna rito, sinabi ni Pangulong Marcos na handa siyang pagbigyan ang gusto ng China na alisin sa Pilipinas ang Typhon missiles ng Amerika pero may inilatag siyang mga kondisyon.

Reaksyon ni Pangulong Marcos sa sinabi ni Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning tungkol sa Pilipinas na dapat umanong ituwid ang mga pagkakamali ng bansa “as soon as possible” sa pamamagitan ng pag-alis sa mga naturang missile launcher na iniulat na inilipat ng lugar.

“Well, I don’t understand the comments on the Typhon missile system. We don’t make any comments on their missile systems, and their missile systems are a thousand times more powerful than what we have,” sabi ni Marcos sa mga mamamahayag.

“Let’s make a deal with China: Stop claiming our territory, stop harassing our fishermen and let them have a living, stop ramming our boats, stop water cannoning our people, stop firing lasers at us, and stop your aggressive and coercive behavior, and I’ll return the Typhon missiles. Itigil nila ‘yung ginagawa nila, ibabalik ko lahat ‘yan,” dagdag niya.

Sa kabilang dako, sinabi naman ni Guo na ang Pilipinas ay “has gone back on its words again and again” matapos itong mangako at sabihing pansamantala lamang ang deployment ng Typhon missiles.

“However, it has breached such commitments, claiming they would acquire its own midrange system and field these deterrent capabilities, and linking the South China Sea issue with the Typhon system. This is not only ridiculous but also extremely dangerous,” ang sinabi ni Guo.

Gayunman, binigyang diin ni Guo na nakahanda ang Tsina na idepensa ang sarili nito laban sa security threats.

“China will not sit idly by when its security interests are harmed or threatened. Countries in the region will by no means accept this move that goes against the trend of the times,” ani Guo.

Samantala, hinikayat naman nito ang Pilipinas na “to change its course, and make a strategic choice that truly serves the fundamental interest of itself and its people, rather than staying on the wrong path and hurting the Philippines itself when it comes to issues like Typhon.”

Sa ulat, mula sa lokasyon nito sa Pilipinas, maaaring maglunsad ang Typhon system ng Tomahawk cruise missiles at maaaring tamaan ang Tsina at Russia. (Daris Jose)