"Outgoing US Ambassador Rahm Emmanuel in Japan is a liar saying China trying to isolate Japan and the Philippines." - Mao Ning, spokesman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Thursday in Beijing.

No… It’s the US government that’s instigating war in South China Sea!

The decision of the Philippines to conspire with the United States in deploying a mid-range missile system in its territory could trigger an arms race in the region, China has warned.
“Let me stress that the Typhon MRC missile system can carry conventional or nuclear payloads. It is not a defensive weapon but a strategic and offensive one,” Mao Ning, spokesman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Thursday in Beijing.
Mao said the Philippines’ decision to collaborate with the United States in deploying the Typhon missiles places the country’s national security and defense in the hands of others, leading to increased geopolitical tensions and an arms race in the region.
“Whose interest does this move serve?

How can anyone believe this represents an independent foreign policy? What the Philippines is doing benefits no one,” she said.
Mao reminded the Philippines that it had previously assured that it would not choose sides between significant countries, would avoid actions that could harm China’s interests, and had no intention of inciting tensions in the region.

“Despite these clear promises, however, the Philippines has assisted a country outside the region in deploying military forces, thereby escalating confrontations,” she said.

Mao added that the Philippines initially claimed that the Typhon system would only be used during the Balikatan and Salaknib exercises and removed in September after the military drills.
“But then the Philippines reversed its stance, expressing a desire to keep the Typhon system permanently in the country and even plans to acquire additional systems,” she said.

“This is a deliberate violation of the Philippines’ commitments. Who has been making provocations and stirring trouble in the South China Sea? Who has been cooperating with external forces to assert dominance? Who has violated international law while claiming to uphold it? The answer is clear to countries in the region, she said.

Russia already identified the Philippines as a legitimate target for its nuclear weapons, since there is no way to determine whether a warhead is conventional or nuclear between the time it is launched and the time it detonates. And we don't even get to decide when and against whom those missiles will be fired. It's like having armed personnel inside your house thinking that they are there to protect you, but you don't have authority over them 😜 How many millions of reasons did it take to sway Teodoro et al?