i know china is improving immensely and still catching up, however
if there is one area of technology i think china is really really good at, at the top and can match/exceed the United States, I say missile/ballistic missile/cruise missile technology and laser technology. In addition to ASAT and ASBM, I think China may be developing ABM/space missile defense.

AssassinMace antisatellite, carrier killer anti ship ballistic missile

The days of U.S. military dominance in the Asian continent will be over. In addition to stealth fighters program, nuclear submarine developments, etc....China already has a roboust anti satellite and probably has anti ship ballistic missile that can strike moving naval ships and moving aircraft carriers with accuracy and has a reasonable good chance to break through the Aegis defense and SM-3 missile defend shield. A workable anti ship ballistic missile is far more dangerous
than Sunburns, Yakhonts, Russian supersonic missiles....

Basically, chinese sources, some authoritative ones claim that the seeker/radar technology for the warhead to hit a satellite in space(a satellite is not that big, i think that weather satellite is about the size of a refrigerator) is the same technology used for the ASBM and striking naval ships and american carriers. The DF-21D ASBM(maybe the DF-15 is for ASBM as well) and the DF-25B incorporates countermeasures, penetration against AEGIS, radar guidance, manuerable warheads, etc....and uses a depressed trajectory.

It should be noted that china's best military technology, the cream of the crop of its defense industry, is the missile/ballistic missile technology. Chinese missiles for the most part were always excellent, even before modernization and draws from 50+ years of experience. Laser technology is up there as well. Pretty smart, concentrating immense resources to what you are really good at already to strike enemy weakness. Trump cards, game changer weapons.

Asymmetric warfare is the way to go against the mighty large u.s. forces. there is no way any other country can take on america using numbers, fighter vs. fighter, sub vs. sub, ship vs. ship. the other way to is to punch the united states eyes out and take out satellites and something like a long range missile artillery that can bomb its naval ships and carriers from long range and lots of submarines.

ASBM will blow the living hell out of Japanese and south korean ships if they ever side with the u.s. against china. american naval ships and even super-carriers will suffer immense damager due to the size of the warhead and the kinetic impact at Mach 7-10(more or less).

Chinese sources suggest that this system is already in the early stages of initial operating status but more many more satellites and pieces and improvements will be added and over the next decade. I also do recall Janes starting an initial operating date of 2009 as well.

China has spent immense money and resources to develop this system. The seeker/radar technology is the same for the anti satellite and antiship ballistic missile as china blew a satellite in January 2007. That was a direct hit hitting the size of a refrigerator. A naval ship, an aircraft carrier moves yet, but they are much bigger, especially a big elephant target such as an AC. Some people think it is not possible, I say it is.

ASAT- in addition to KT-2, china plans to develop longer range capabiltiy to strike satellites in geo orbit, high orbit satellites as well. China also has a very large laser artillery field based in northwestern china high in the mountain areas.

i think chinese commanders and war planners don't want to go to war, but really want to beat the crap out of everyone capability and restore china to its mighty middle kingdom status.
the americans, japanese, and everyone else in asia in the future will need to bow down to the chinese.