[icegreentea2]

Unclear how China will react to orbital/near-orbital launches that track near/over China in a hot war situation.

If I were China, I'd probably be backdoor signalling that they would consider these launches to be potential nuclear strikes to try to get them off the table.

[__turbobrew__]

China could also prove to the world their ASAT capabilities by shooting down military orbital payloads which overfly their territory.