The United States has no immediate plans to withdraw a mid-range missile system deployed in the Philippines, despite Chinese demands, and is testing the feasibility of its use in a regional conflict,

The Typhon system, which can be equipped with cruise missiles capable of striking Chinese targets, was brought in for joint exercises earlier this year, both US and Philippines said at the time, but h

The U.S. has no plans to withdraw its mid-range missile system from the Philippines, despite demands from China. Sources indicate that the U.S.