Translated post from TSARGRAD.TV
“China celebrated the 250th anniversary of the United States with a fireworks display unlike any seen in a long time – the successful launch of a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile from a submarine in the Pacific Ocean. This was the second such launch since 2024, after a gap of more than 40 years. It was timed to coincide with the conclusion of a defense agreement between Australia and Fiji against China and naval exercises with Russia. Xi Jinping, who replaced corrupt generals who feared the United States with loyal and decisive military leaders, can now travel to the United States, where strength is respected, to try to agree to consider each other’s interests and not clash prematurely over Taiwan. A fine example to follow if we want to achieve something more than just words.

Yes, it was a beautiful picture. When Australia, the Western outpost in Oceania, persuaded Fiji to sign a mutual defense treaty with the islanders (in reality, a military agreement against China) under the Orwellian title “Ocean of Peace,” the signatories were brought back to reality by a Chinese missile.

It was launched that same day, July 6, in the direction of the South Pacific, showing Fiji that its security had become less secure, and Australia that it would actually have to “defend” it, as stipulated in the treaty, if necessary.

Beijing has laid its cards on the table

China officially acknowledged the launch, having warned countries in the region and Japan about it a little in advance.

Military experts believe the “fireworks” were caused by a Type 094 nuclear submarine and a JL-3 intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of over 10,000 km.

According to the Chinese Ministry of Defense, the target area was hit. However, no one believed the Chinese claim that the event was “planned.” Australia, New Zealand , and Japan have already expressed their displeasure. Beijing, in response, advised them not to exaggerate and avoid overrepresentation. Australia, in particular, called the launch of a long-range ballistic missile with a “dummy” warhead a “destabilizing” move and accused China of building up its nuclear arsenal and being opaque about its intentions.

Canberra and Wellington also noted with concern that the Chinese tests took place within the boundaries of the nuclear-weapon-free zone declared by the Treaty of Rarotonga.

Westerners firmly believe that only they can prepare for a future war , and that China must meekly accept their methodical creation of military alliances against them in the region. The goal is ultimately to blockade China with several “lines of defense ,” starting with Taiwan , and strangle it with a naval blockade , cutting off a significant portion of its foreign trade.

Beijing understands this perfectly well, which is why they took this step. Let’s call it the first .

Russia also responded to the events. Noting that China’s actions were not directed against “any specific country,” presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov stated at a briefing:

It is China’s sovereign right to test missiles and engage in military development. China poses no threat to anyone in the world and is our strategic partner.

Another “coincidence”

Joint Russian and PLA Navy exercises in the Yellow Sea began on July 6 and will continue until the 13th. The Pacific Fleet is represented by its flagship, the Guards missile cruiser Varyag, the corvette Rezkiy, the diesel-electric submarine Ufa, and the rescue vessel Igor Belousov. The PLA Navy’s participating ships include the destroyers Anshan and Kaifeng, the frigate Wuhu, the Yuan-class diesel-electric submarine, the general supply transport Kekesilihu, and the rescue vessel Yangchenghu.

According to the Pacific Fleet press service, Russian and Chinese naval personnel, supported by naval aviation, are practicing joint detection and early warning, anti-submarine missions, air defense, and missile defense, coordinating naval forces in coastal and maritime areas , and interacting in the air and at sea. They are also conducting joint artillery fire exercises and training in rescuing the crew of a simulated submarine in distress using an underwater vehicle. 

The naval exercises, which began in Qingdao and are being conducted under a unified command at the newly established joint headquarters, are called “Maritime Interaction 2026.” A key feature, as stated by Rear Admiral Sergei Sinko, the Russian leader, according to TASS, is “the significant use of unmanned systems, unmanned boats, and counter-unmanned systems.”

I am convinced that the current exercises will be the next step in the development of Russian-Chinese naval cooperation and will allow us to take the interaction of our fleets to a new level,

– Sinko stated.

According to him, the exercises represent “an effective platform for improving operational compatibility, exchanging professional experience, and mastering modern approaches to organizing naval forces’ actions in various maritime conditions.”

The exercise’s leader on the Chinese side, Rear Admiral Qiu Wensheng, confirmed that naval cooperation between the two countries is constantly expanding, becoming more diverse, and improving joint operational capabilities and strategic mutual trust.

Peskov also commented on this event in Moscow:

As for our joint exercises, they, too, are not directed against anyone, not even a single state in the region, and everyone should proceed from this. On the contrary, cooperation in such an important and crucial area between Russia and China is a crucial factor contributing to predictability and security in the region.

And indeed, when Russia and China are together, who will dare to attack them? Let’s consider this Beijing’s second step, assisted by Moscow, aimed at bringing the United States to its senses.

So what?

This is how Xi Jinping celebrated the 250th anniversary of US independence and the West’s pull of yet another Oceanian country into the anti-China axis. Nikolai Vavilov, the country’s leading sinologist, can’t hide his admiration for Xi’s “fireworks” on his Telegram channel:

Beautiful, grandiose… It reminds me that on July 4, 2023, former deputy commander of the PLA Rocket Force, Wu Guohua, hanged himself. This year, the date was a special occasion, so the celebrations were more flamboyant and on a grander scale.

The sinologist also developed the theme of replacing Chinese generals who did not live up to his expectations :

New generals have been appointed to replace the generals purged from the Chinese army – Xi Jinping has awarded the rank of colonel general of the ground forces to the new head of the Central Military Commission’s Supervisory Committee, Zhang Shuguang 张曙光, as well as to Air Force General Wang Gang 王刚 – both of whom received their first general ranks under Xi Jinping – most likely, they will join the Central Military Commission, which has been reduced in recent years from seven to two people.

This is the third step that will make the US treat China with even greater respect.

Having completed this kind of preparatory work, Xi Jinping can make a return visit to the United States, which, according to Donald Trump, who visited Beijing first on May 14–15, he plans to do at the end of September.

I wonder when we’ll learn to exploit the Chinese factor in our relations with the US, as Beijing has long been able to do with Russia, and when will the decision-makers in the Kremlin finally grasp the simple idea that it’s impossible to negotiate with the US as a supplicant ?”

Prepared by philosophyofgoodnews.com

July 10, 2026