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China has been conducting midnight exercises to practice launching DF-26 missiles. The DF-26, often described as a "carrier killer," can strike land and naval
Chinese troops have been practicing conducting multi-wave strikes with DF-26 ballistic missiles in a series of late night exercises.
Beijing has made believers of important audiences, including the scribes who toil away at the Pentagon producing estimates of Chinese martial might. But there's reason for some skepticism about their dominance.
This is the first time Beijing has provided additional insight on the launch. Here's What You Need to Remember: The tests of the two missile platforms came a day after Beijing accused the United States of sending a U-2 spy plane over a no-fly zone during Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) live-fire drills in the Bohai Sea. The United States Navy had also sent two of its aircraft carrier strike groups (CSG), led by the USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan, to conduct tactical air defense exercises in the disputed waters "in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific."
Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles, potentially capable of sinking a US Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in a single strike, travel past Tiananmen Gate during a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing, September 3, 2015. REUTERS/Andy Wong/Pool The head of INDOPACOM said Tuesday that China fired off DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles. He said the move was intended to "hone PLA warfighting skills and send an unmistakable message.' The top US admiral in th...