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China's CSS-6 Missiles

China's CSS-6 missiles erupt into the Mural Room standoff as the Ambassador's icy ultimatum—short-range ballistic predators primed for Taiwan Strait barrages the moment Taiwan triggers its U.S.-supplied Patriots. Nancy's defiant assertions of Taiwan's value and Leo's staunch defense of carrier freedom fracture under this specter; the aide's arms package litany amplifies the threat, silencing rebuttals in brinkmanship's chokehold.

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Purpose

Executing provocative missile tests over the Taiwan Strait in direct retaliation to Taiwan's Patriot missile activations

Significance

Ignites diplomatic collapse, thrusting the Taiwan crisis from verbal sparring to military precipice where China's veiled fury overshadows Shanghai Communiqué ideals and U.S. alliances

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S3E14 · Hartsfield's Landing

Chinese Ambassador's CSS-6 Missile Ultimatum

China's CSS-6 missiles loom as the retaliatory specter in the Ambassador's ultimatum, directly tied to Taiwan Patriot tests, transforming abstract threats into a concrete countdown that shatters diplomatic pretense and signals military peril.

Before: Primed for potential tests

After: Weaponized in explicit threat, readiness affirmed

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