Global Times confirmed that the H-6K bomber was capable of launching a counterattack against US bases in the Pacific like Guam.

The Chinese Air Force on September 19 published a video on social media showing the H-6K bombers rehearsing a simulated air strike on an enemy naval base.

A source close to the Chinese military's media unit (PLA) said the country's air force video "borrowed" some of the scenes from two Hollywood action movies to make their products "more arresting.

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In an editorial published on September 22, the Global Times newspaper of the People's Daily, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of China, said that the Western media said the video showed a "simulated attack on the base.

"If the US military sends airstrikes from Pacific bases to deter China and pose direct threats, the PLA's H-6K bombers are in fact capable of launching a counterattack.

However, Wei argues that the PLAAF's video "merely demonstrates an adequate response", is not aimed at a certain force, position or country.

"H-6K bombers can increase combat range and carry cruise missiles with a range of more than 1,000 km. That means they can accurately strike targets in the first or second island chain.

The terms "first island chain" and "second island chain" were introduced in 1951 by former US Secretary of State John Dulles to contain the Soviet Union and China during the Cold War.

"First island chain" includes the main islands of Japan, the island of Taiwan, the northern Philippines and the Malay peninsula.

The Global Times said that the US "took the upper hand" in military power along "second island chain" with carrier combat groups and "bombarded the aircraft with top quality and quantity in the world".

"Although the overall strength of the Chinese air and navy is far from the United States, if Washington threatens Beijing's defense and strategic security directly from its bases in the second island chain, the PLA completely

Guam Island is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, about 2,900 km from China to the southeast.

Experts say that Chinese missiles are difficult to overcome the defense systems that protect the US island of Guam.