This map shows how far reaching are China's missiles today, covering a large part of Europe, Middle East, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia and western Pacific Ocean. This is only about the coverage of DF21 and DF 26 and shorter range missiles that can carry nuclear and none nuclear warheads. The likes of DF41 and DF5 have ranges that covered the whole world, every corner is within reach of China's missiles.
What are the implications of this map and the Chinese missiles? On the defensive mode, all Chinese shippings are covered by these missile umbrellas. The Chinese ships, merchant fleets, fishing fleets or PLAN ships may be sailing individually, presumbably alone and unprotected, but no longer. They are protected by this missile umbrellas. When under attacks, the Chinese ships can call for fire support and the missiles will come flying to strike at the attackers be they warships, aircraft carriers of military bases. An extention of this defensive mode can be applied to friends of China, or countries that are being bullied by the evil American Empire. Such countries can ask China for help if the want to and also come under China's protective security umbrella against an attack by foreign forces.
The second part is the offensive capability of the Chinese missiles. How far they can cover is equivalent to how far they can hit. All the American warships, including aircraft carriers, all the Indian warships and enemy ships flirting in the South China Sea and East China Sea will become targets of Chinese missiles. China can now check American aggression against countries within this security umbrella when shove comes to push, China can intervene militarily, not necessary to have military bases and boots on the ground or aircraft carriers in the war zone.
The Americans may still brag and boast about sailing their warships into South China Sea or Straits of Taiwan or even Malacca Strait as a show of force against China, but they too know that a press of the button is all that is needed to send a missile coming after them. China has recently demonstrated that they could easily hit moving targets, ie ships in the oceans, to send notice to the Americans that the missiles are waiting for them and don't be mischievous or adventurous. All the American fleets in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans look pretty and aggressive and threatening. But what is more threatening are the missiles deep inside China, thousands of km away, waiting to strike.
Silly and idiotic smaller powers like the junior partners of 5 eyes pact must take note that their museum pieces called warships are now at the mercy of Chinese missiles. Strutting along in the South China Sea is now at the mercy of China, whether to push the button or not.
In the event of a war, Chinese soldiers would sit in the comfort of their war rooms and simply press buttons, like playing computer games. No need to move their butts, while the Americans or enemy in their ships in the oceans and seas would become sitting ducks waiting to be sunk or scurry for shelter and protection. It is as simple as that. This is the new war game, no soldiers in sight, but missiles will come flying in under the guidance of satellites and other observation radars on land and on seas.
The Americans still thinking they are safe in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans and strutting around like gangsters waiting to start wars with Iran or China or Middle Eastern countries and have all the initiatives of wars. Think carefully. The enemy missiles are faraway, behind mountains, in the deserts and in the seas, not within visual sightings, but just as deadly and destructive, especially shooting at sitting ducks.
This is the new balance of power in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. Once the Americans could sail these seas and oceans with impunity, with no one able to hit them. No more. Not safe any more, but easy targets to be taken out by enemy missiles thousands of miles away. Iran and North Korea are also protected by the Chinese missile umbrella and so would be Pakistan and other Middle Eastern countries that requested for it. The American bully and warmonger no longer can have their way as they like it in the past. If they try to clobber anyone, they too can be clobbered.
Don't be cocky any more, trigger happy cowboys. When you point your guns at others, the Chinese missiles are also pointing at you...from afar, from the sky above and the seas below.
China could not do this until quite recently and had taken a few blows below the belt delivered by the Americans. China learnt the bitter and painful lessons and vowed to be able to strike back should it happen again. It is so ludicrous to see silly Americans sailing their warships along the Straits of Taiwan and South China Sea to threaten China, a show of force and oblivious to all the missiles locking onto them, that they could turn into smokes any moment.
The battle order has changed, who can hit who has changed, who has the upper hand has changed. Who is a really threatening who has also changed.
