Though no specific potential enemy was identified, through the construction of this missile system these countries would have formed a de facto strategic alliance with the United States. This was enough for Communist China to protest vehemently.
姑不論此防禦的潛在敵人為何，透過建構反飛彈系統能力，形成潛在與美國的戰略結盟關係，就足以讓中共大作抗議文章。