China’s missile-packed container ships are a problem

China recently showed off a container ship loaded with what looks like dozens of missile launch cells, and that’s a bit of a problem. If this concept works, it gives China a way to add missile capacity fast, spread it across cheap platforms, and complicate any attempt to operate inside its anti‑access bubble. In this video, we break down what’s visible in the imagery, what we can’t confirm, what kinds of missiles could fit in those cells, how a “missile cargo ship” might actually be used in a Pacific fight, and why it’s not a magic checkmate move. We also look at the bigger context: China’s massive commercial shipping industry, its growing global port footprint, and why “missiles in a box” isn’t a China‑only idea — the U.S. has been experimenting with containerized launchers too.