QINGDAO, CHINA – AUGUST 23: (CHINA OUT) A Chinese submarine launches a missile in an offshore blockade exercise during the third phase of the Sino-Russian “Peace Mission 2005” joint military exercise, held August 23, 2005 near China’s Shandong Peninsula. More than 7,000 Chinese troops and 1,800 Russians with military vessels, fighter jets and amphibious tanks took part in the live ammunition combat practice, according to state media. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)