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elements-14911	Elements; Fu, Daniel	The Continuing Containment: Evaluating the Trump Administration's China Containment Strategy on Eastern Regions and Beyond	2022	28	.pdf	application/pdf	15716	736	53	They have been shown to be highly precise, with a circular error probability (CEP) of less than fifty me- ters.58 In August 2020, China successfully tested the DF- 21D and DF-26B “carrier-killer” and Guam-killer” mis- siles in the South China Sea.59 Wang Xiangsui, a former PLA colonel, has stated that the missiles could hit a mov- ing target.60 Andrew Erickson estimates that China may have more than two hundred DF-26 missiles in its arse- nal.61 China’s strides in missile R&D has also led to the creation of the DF-5B liquid-fueled intercontinental ballis- “Having eliminated threats along its continental periphery, China has investigated significantly in bolstering its naval capabilities to counter U.S. maritime hegemony in the Indo-Pacific.” 77 ! In October 2020 for example, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Indonesia to find “new ways” of cooperation in the South China Sea.124 Lastly, the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, recently authorized by the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), will see the U.S. allocate an additional 6 billion USD in military funding to bolster deterrence in the Indo-Pacific.125 EFFECTIVENESS AND CHINESE RESPONSES The Trump administration’s containment policy has not led to productive trade relations with China, stability in the Indo-Pacific, or more robust alliances.	cache/elements-14911.pdf	txt/elements-14911.txt