The Chinese Dragon Lurks Beneath the Pacific

Janet Levy: 

by Lawrence Kadish  •  Gatestone Institute  •  September 1, 2026

Naval event held in the city to commemorate the 70th founding anniversary of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in April 2019.  Screengrab via Youtube.

In an era when artificial intelligence is now directing deadly drone attacks in Ukraine, it would be understandable to focus exclusively on what that now means on the battlefield.

This would be a grave mistake.

Few in the West have noticed that China just test-launched a long-range ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine, using the waters of the South Pacific as their testing site.

The Chinese were quick to announce that the missile carried a dummy warhead, but the implications were clear for everyone who appreciates the enormous strategic threat implied from this underwater weapons test. The timing was also instructive: naval authorities reported that the Chinese had not conducted a similar test in decades.

Press reports say the test came on the same day China and Russia were holding joint naval exercises off the Chinese coast. A coincidence? Not likely.

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