Why China Is Flashing Its Military Muscle | Big Take

China rattled neighbors from Japan to Australia on Monday by test-launching a long-range ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine in the Pacific Ocean. While such launches are rare, the latest test reflects Beijing’s increasing openness about its growing military strength. On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, Rebecca Choong Wilkins, who covers Asian government and politics, joins host K. Oanh Ha to discuss the surprise launch, China’s expanding arsenal and what they reveal about Beijing’s military aspirations for 2027 and beyond. Read more: China’s ICBM Tests Point to New Normal Rattling the Pacific (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...) China Holds Rare Test of Sub-Launched Missile in Pacific Ocean (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...) China’s Secretive Missile Program Is Making Dozens of Companies Rich (https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/20...) We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. (https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptio...) Hosted by K. Oanh Ha; Produced by Naomi Ng and Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Reported by Rebecca Choong Wilkins; Edited by Jeffrey Grocott, John Liu and Julia Weaver; Fact-checking by Julia Press, David Fox and Yang Yang; Engineering by Taka Yasuzawa and Alex Sugiura. Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. The Big Take from Bloomberg News brings you inside what’s shaping the world's economies with the smartest and most informed business reporters around the world. The context you need on the stories that can move markets. Every afternoon. Subscribe to Bloomberg Podcasts: https://bit.ly/BloombergPodcasts Listen to more of The Big Take:    • The Big Take (Audio)   #Bloomberg #Podcast #News #Business #Economy #TheBigTake Visit us: https://www.bloomberg.com/podcasts Follow Bloomberg Podcasts on Twitter:   / podcasts   Visit our other YouTube channels: Bloomberg Television:    / @markets   Bloomberg Originals:    / bloomberg   Quicktake:    / @bloombergquicktake   For coverage on news, markets and more: http://www.bloomberg.com/video Why China Is Flashing Its Military Muscle