David seemed to have already seen those Chinese people with flames burning in their chests, and whatever the reasons, they had ultimately chosen to resist.
Xu Rang must be proud of his country's decision, which is why he could show off his scorn so haughtily:
"You ran away, we stayed behind, we will die, but we'll die with dignity."
The anti-missile test was a warning to their own side not to try to interfere with the development of space weaponry; David even suspected that United Mining's use of hydrogen bombs for blasting was part of the plan, a first step towards breaking through the "Outer Space Treaty" restrictions.
Although David didn't believe that the Chinese resistance would succeed, from his own perspective he truly admired such a romantic demise.
After he stated his reasoning, the atmosphere fell silent for a while before Claire spoke up:
"You're somewhat right, but I don't think it's entirely like that."
