Why US Typhon deployment in Japan poses a threat to Chinese citiesThis approach could be used ‘to strike our land-based targets on one hand, and block vital maritime passages on the other’: Chinese analyst3-MIN READ3-MIN3ListenPublished: 9:00am, 26 May 2026Updated: 10:05am, 26 May 2026US deployment of the Typhon missile system to southern Japan could directly threaten China’s coastal cities and block crucial naval routes to the Pacific, a Chinese analyst has warned.The Typhon mid-range missile launcher was expected to be positioned in southwestern Japan next month for joint US-Japan military exercises, Kyodo News reported last week.Fu Qianshao, a Beijing-based military analyst, said the reported deployment site – Kanoya Airbase in Kagoshima Prefecture – was alarming because of its proximity to mainland China.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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Why US Typhon deployment in Japan poses a threat to Chinese cities
A Chinese military analyst, Fu Qianshao, has warned that the US deployment of the Typhon missile system to southern Japan poses a threat to China. The Typhon mid-range missile launcher is expected to be positioned at Kanoya Airbase in Kagoshima prefecture next month for joint US-Japan military exercises.
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A Chinese military analyst, Fu Qianshao, has warned that the US deployment of the Typhon missile system to southern Japan poses a threat to China. The Typhon mid-range missile launcher is expected to be positioned at Kanoya Airbase in Kagoshima prefecture next month for joint US-Japan military exercises. According to the analyst, this location is concerning due to its proximity to mainland China. Fu Qianshao stated that the deployment could enable the US to strike Chinese land-based targets and also block vital maritime passages to the Pacific.
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The Typhon missile launcher was expected to be positioned in southwestern Japan next month for joint US-Japan military exercises.
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Kanoya Airbase in Kagoshima prefecture is alarming due to its proximity to mainland China.
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The Typhon missile system could block crucial naval routes to the Pacific.
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US deployment of the Typhon missile system to southern Japan could directly threaten China’s coastal cities.
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