This was very dangerous. Captains get very nervous when ships get closer than 1,000 yards.
It's a significant upgrade over its predecessors.
It tells russia, 'i can touch you too,' it tells china, 'i don't care what you think, I'm independent,'.
The timing is not coincidental, it's his way of telling the russians, 'you need to speak up,'.
It tells china, 'i don't care what you think, I'm independent,'.
They can defend. But they can't punch back.
