For more analysis, we are now joined in the studio by Mr Teng Jianqun, director of the American Studies Department, at the China Institute of International Studies.

Q1: Mr. Teng. The US says the missile system is not targeting Russia. But Russia says the system is threatening its national security. How do you view this? What are America's real motives behind the deployment?

Q2: And what impact is the missle system expected to have?