What message is China sending with latest footage of ‘no-notice’ DF rocket drill?

State media broadcasts footage of exercise days after showing launch of DF-26 that can strike US island of Guam

China has released footage of its troops carrying out a “no-notice” rocket launch as part of an ongoing effort by state media to showcase the People’s Liberation Army’s rapid-response capabilities.

State broadcaster CCTV on Monday released a brief video showing the exercise in mountainous terrain and said it had been carried out with no advance notice given to the troops involved.

No other details were provided.