China Expresses Alarm Over US Missile Deployment in the Philippines

Philippine Foreign Secretary reassures that the missile system is temporary and not destabilizing.

China's Foreign Secretary Wang Yi conveyed concerns over the US mid-range missile system in the Philippines.
Philippines' top diplomat Enrique Manalo described China's reaction as 'very dramatic' but reassured the deployment is temporary.
The missile system, capable of firing Standard Missile-6 and Tomahawk Land Attack Missile, was part of joint US-Philippines exercises.
China views the deployment as potentially destabilizing to regional security, while the US and Philippines see it as enhancing defense capabilities.
The US and its allies have criticized China's increasing assertiveness in the South China Sea.