China Admits To Sending Naval Ships On Patrol Off The Coast Of The U.S.. Are Chinese Ballistic Missile Subs Next?

Photo: The Trident is one of the United States' submarine-launched ballistic missiles. China is on the verge of deploying its own, the JL-2.

Maritime Game-Changer Revealed at Shangri-La Dialogue -- Rory Medcalf, The Diplomat

For years, China has criticized the surveillance activities of U.S. naval vessels in its 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone. Now China has begun, in however small a way, to do the same thing off Guam and Hawaii. And, somewhat counter-intuitively, this may prove to be in the interests of peace, stability and security right across Indo-Pacific Asia.

The revelation came on June 1, at the maritime security session of the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s leading informal defense gathering.

It is common knowledge that China has long resented and pushed back against the presence of American surveillance ships and aircraft off its coast. China considers this bad for its national interest – after all, the Americans are presumably collecting data on Chinese military activities, among other things. China also presumably sees the ongoing presence as an insult to its national pride, a reminder of a history of humiliation by foreign powers.

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My Comment: I do not share the author`s belief that by having Chinese naval vessels patrolling off the coast of America that this would promote peace, stability and security right across Indo-Pacific Asia. On the contrary .... it is probably only a matter of time before the Chinese will start to position their future nuclear ballistic missile subs .... and having them off the coast of the U.S. is not going to make anyone comfortable nor secure.

On a side note .... I do not know the answer, but I would love to know if recent China`s cyber attacks were successful in obtaining U.S. submarine-launched ballistic missile tech and blueprints .... but not surprising .... no one is talking.

Update: General Says Chinese Patrols In Asian Seas 'Legitimate' -- Defense News