I don’t believe that the CCP was shocked in any way, shape or form.
I bet that they were watching live and nodded their heads, commenting, “Yup” in Mandarin.
[tin hat on]
The larger question is whether they achieved their goals of ELINT from all the equipment they flew over in those 747s...and how close they were to the blast area.
[tin hat off]
See my post above at #33, of course the Communists are watching.