Paywall- drat.
What would they do with them? Last time I checked, they were on good terms with the Russians, and it’s out of range for the things that they’re interested in.
They may have a long reach with ICBMs, but they’re primarily a regional power.
We have an election coming up, and there might very well be a significant change in US policy. I don’t see them building airfields just to give them back to us when President %not Democrat% tightens the economic screws and has a carrier group nearby to back it up.
So why are they there? It’s not a sea lane for anything other than submarines. Puzzled. Are they trying to expand their influence? No idea.
Related: Anybody have any experience starting a ping list?
What’s the question? I run the GA ping list. Just collect usernames of interested parties, keep them somewhere separated by semicolons. Cut-n-paste into the To: field in a post in the thread of interest. Easy peasy.
However, their SLBMs cannot reach CONUS from either the South China Sea or the Yellow Sea. They have to come out in the Blue Water where the big dogs play to reach us from the sea.
And, you can hear them from 100 miles away in every direction out there.
On the news it was stated that they are doing joint maneuvers with the Russians.
Makes sense, Russia and China will join together eventually to fight against God.