The Gulf of Oman now lies under an unprecedented gaze. Dozens of satellites watch its waters constantly, as though the sky itself has become a vast surveillance network that never sleeps. In early March 2026, a high-resolution image spread with astonishing speed across social media inside China and beyond. It showed a massive warship—nearly one hundred thousand tons—cutting through the sea, leaving behind a long white wake that stretched like a thread across the water’s surface. The details w...