China Fires SLBM From South China Sea, Trajectory Passes North of Luzon
π SOUTH CHINA SEA β China fired an SLBM from contested waters, not a test range. π LOOK CLOSER: The origin matters more than range. South China Sea β not Bohai β signals Chinese submarines in operational second-strike posture. Taiwan's NSC called it a "provocation"; the Luzon trajectory pulls Philippine alliance geometry in. Washington, stretched by Hormuz, now absorbs a submarine deterrence signal from its most contested maritime flank.