Tensions simmer between the US and China as Typhon missile launchers moved

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : "Its motive may be trade, but also, the US, together with many other countries, is growing alarmed over China's claim to the South China Sea and the threats this might pose to free trade, as well as its behaviour towards states in the region," Dr Mark Hilborne of the Defence Studies Department at King's College London, told The i Paper.
19% : While Donald Trump has threatened to escalate a trade war with Beijing by imposing additional tariffs on Chinese goods, defence analysts say the repositioning of Typhon systems signals an escalation by a US President eager to counter Beijing's territorial ambitions in the South China Sea.

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