China—Long-Range Missile Deployed To Northwest After U.S. Freedom Of Navigation Op
South China Morning Post | 01/14/2019
The Chinese military has deployed DF-26 anti-ship ballistic missiles to northwest China following a U.S. freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea, reports the South China Morning Post.
Seven trucks carrying DF-26 missiles arrived in the area for training, state-run CCTV reported on Jan. 10.
The government-run Global Times explicitly linked the deployment with recent U.S. freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea.
China considers most of the sea to be...