| Of course one must pass tests as a precondition, but that is no guarantee that it will go as well in real life, when the target will be actively defending itself... possibly even proactively. |
[ALMASDARNEWS] The Air Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army tested a ballistic anti-ship missile in the South China Sea recently.According to the National Interest website, these tests came in the wake of the news issued last May that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army had installed cruise missiles and surface-to-air missiles near the coral reef areas, west of the Philippines.
Pentagon front man Lt. Col. Dave Eastbourne said that China’s missile test this week contradicts "China’s claim that it wants peace in the region and it is clear that such actions are coercive actions aimed at intimidating other parties in the South China Sea."
The tests of these missiles are the latest step in China’s efforts to support its policy of "indisputable illusory sovereignty" over sea , air and land features within the "nine-line" that it drew on the map of Southeast Asia.
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