China wants America to know its aircrews are ready and able to fire anti-ship and, soon, ballistic missiles into U.S. Navy aircraft carriers.

On Thursday, a Chinese defense ministry spokesman stated, “Recently, the Southern Theater Naval Air Force organized the H-6G, H-6J, and other new fighters to carry out high-intensity training day and night in the relevant waters of the South China Sea and completed training subjects such as day and night take-offs and landings, long-range attacks, and attacks on sea targets.”