Satellite Bombing

I am very curious about the Chinese government's intentions behind the satellite bombing experiment, especially in relations to soft power. China's economy is booming and the U.S. relations with China are reasonably good. I'm no expert but I could see China having and announcing this experiment as a means of getting attention from the U.S. which has been focusing on the problems in the Middle East. It seems today that the only way the United States will give a country attention is if they cause a stir. That said I am curious to know what sort of attention the Chinese would like receive from the U.S. Some ideas that came to mind are in order to continue the trade deficits or perhaps the currency discrepancies that the U.S. has harped China for. China could be accruing soft capital with the U.S. to use later on and to keep the United States from being able to push to the Chinese around. From a military perspective the United States would have to rely on technology to fight the Chinese, for the Chinese to compete with the United States' military technology, increases the unlikely-hood that the United States will not resort to military action against the Chinese even in the more extreme circumstances. This leverage China now has could lead several different outcomes and I look forward to discussing them in this blog and seeings those events enfold.