China sends its 'aircraft carrier killer' destroyer directly to the doors of Iran
China has deployed several missile-launching destroyers, including the Type 055, to conduct joint military exercises with Iranian and Russian naval forces off the coast of Iran.
A decisive deterrent: China relies on the hypersonic missile YJ-20
China has recently released official images showing the launch of the YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile from a Type 055 destroyer, signaling a shift in power dynamics in the western Pacific and potential impacts on US and Japanese military intervention in a hypothetical Taiwan Strait crisis.