Jasin wrote on Oct 2^nd, 2019 at 9:44pm:


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-49891769

For China, experts say today's parade is also a show of strength to the US.

"We have to remember that China's claims to territory are driving this -
and many of these places happen to be claimed by US allies like Japan,
and nations in the South China Sea," says Mr Grevatt.

At its heart is a strategy known as known as "anti-access area denial".

Our correspondent says it is exemplified by the DF-26 ballistic missile which,
fired from land bases, is believed to have the accuracy to strike at the key element of US power projection,
the US Navy's aircraft carriers.

This latest parade also saw the first public display of a newer model -
the DF-41 road mobile intercontinental ballistic missile - which Chinese analysts say is able to target any part of the globe.