My whole family is involved in diplomacy, so you dare to flex your muscles?

When Gu Yun casually uttered the words, "Truth lies only within range," the entire studio fell into an eerie silence.

Everyone stared blankly at the terrifying image on the big screen.

Centered on China, a huge red circle covers the entire western Pacific Ocean.

Within the circle, hundreds and thousands of red parabolas, like the scythe of death, mercilessly covered every inch of land and sea.

This is no longer a debate.

This is drawing a map, a map of a "death zone" that would make the whole world tremble.

The powerful and imposing atmosphere created by the carrier battle group promotional video that Scott played earlier instantly became a joke in the face of Gu Yun's simple and crude "delivery area map".

What's the use of having a large aircraft carrier that can travel far?

If you dare to enter this circle, you have to be prepared to be "delivered" to your door.

[Holy crap... I'm getting chills! What is this? Is this a range map of the Dongfeng missile?!]

Dongfeng Express, mission accomplished! Free worldwide shipping, no refusal! Hahaha! This slogan is so hardcore! I love it!

"Truth lies only within range! That's fucking awesome! This is the attitude China should have! Don't give me any nonsense, first check if my sword is long enough!"

[I finally understand why Brother Gu didn't prepare anything—one picture is enough! A picture is worth a thousand words! This visual impact is a hundred times stronger than any promotional video!]

[Look at Scott's face, he's turned pale! He definitely didn't expect Brother Gu to pull this stunt, skipping the navy discussion and talking about missiles instead! That's a game-changer!]

[He was just boasting that their aircraft carrier could go to any sea in the world, but now Brother Gu is telling him directly, "There are some places where, once you come, you can forget about leaving."]

[Awesome! So awesome! This is even more satisfying than the previous rounds of verbal sparring! This is real, hard-hitting slap in the face! Don't believe me? Go ahead and draw a circle for us to see!]

I'm a loyal fan of Dongfeng Express! Where can I place an order? I'd like to place a few orders for the US.

After a brief silence, the comments in the live stream chat room in China erupted like a volcanic eruption.

On stage, Scott's face could no longer be described as "white".

As a former strategic analysis consultant at the Pentagon, he understood better than anyone else present what the chart Gu Yun presented meant.

This is a strategy called "anti-access/area denial" (A2/AD).

An asymmetric warfare concept specifically designed to counter his prized carrier battle groups.

He was certainly aware that China was developing this capability; Pentagon reports were filled with analyses of "carrier killers" such as the "Dongfeng-21D" and "Dongfeng-26".

But he never expected that Gu Yun, a diplomat, would dare to reveal this strategy to the public in such a straightforward and brutal way on a globally broadcast program!

What is he doing?

He is showing the world China's fangs without any attempt to hide them!

"This...this is impossible!"

Scott's voice was a little hoarse. He forced himself to calm down and tried to refute the argument from a professional perspective.

"Your picture is completely baseless! It's fabricated out of thin air! It's pure propaganda and intimidation!"

He pointed to the dense red parabolas on the screen and said loudly, "Ballistic missiles hitting moving aircraft carriers is a world-class technical challenge!"

It requires a complex set of space-based, air-based, and sea-based reconnaissance systems to support it!

I don't deny that you're trying, but to achieve the saturation attack shown in your diagram is simply a pipe dream!

He attempted to use technical complexity to deny the authenticity of Gu Yun's image, thereby salvaging some face.

He believed that Gu Yun, as a diplomat, could not possibly understand such in-depth technical details; he was just bluffing.

However, Gu Yun's next reaction plunged him into despair once again.