Why China Is Flashing Its Military Muscle
About this episode
The episode discusses China's recent military missile test and its implications for regional security and military aspirations.
China rattled neighbors from Japan to Australia on Monday by test-launching a long-range ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine in the Pacific Ocean. While such launches are rare, the latest test reflects Beijing’s increasing openness about its growing military strength. On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, Rebecca Choong Wilkins, who covers Asian government and politics, joins host K. Oanh Ha to discuss the surprise launch, China’s expanding arsenal and what they reveal about Beijing’s military aspirations for 2027 and beyond. Read more: China’s ICBM Tests Point to New Normal Rattling the Pacific China Holds Rare Test of Sub-Launched Missile in Pacific Ocean China’s Secretive Missile Program Is Making Dozens of Companies Rich We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. Hosted by K. Oanh Ha; Produced by Naomi Ng and Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Reported by Rebecca Choong Wilkins; Edited by Jeffrey Grocott, John Liu and Julia Weaver; Fact-checking by Julia Press, David Fox and Yang Yang; Engineering by Taka Yasuzawa and Alex Sugiura. Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive…
People in this episode
Host: K. Oanh Ha
Guest: Rebecca Choong Wilkins
Topics covered
- China military
- ballistic missile
- Pacific Ocean
- military strength
- Asian politics
Keywords
- China
- military
- ballistic missile
- Pacific Ocean
- Asian politics
- 2027
- nuclear submarine
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bloomberg
Places: China, Pacific Ocean, Japan, Australia
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