XI Jinping Unveils China Most Advanced Military Technology

Irfan Bhatti

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00:00The massive military parade, presided over by China's leader Xi Jinping, was a warning to his

00:06country's prospective foes. The anti-ship missiles seemed tailor-made to menace American forces in

00:12the Asia-Pacific region. Long-range rocket launchers magnified Beijing's threat to Taiwan,

00:17the self-governed island democracy. It appeared that China's ability to defend its expanding

00:23global interests was extended by the armored vehicles that could be dropped from planes.

00:28Analysts stated that one recurring theme was the People's Liberation Army's reliance on

00:32unmanned systems to gain an advantage in battle. The massive military parade, presided over by

00:39China's leader Xi Jinping, was a warning to his country's prospective foes. The anti-ship missiles

00:45seemed tailor-made to menace American forces in the Asia-Pacific region. Long-range rocket launchers

00:51magnified Beijing's threat to Taiwan, the self-governed island democracy. The armored

00:56vehicles that can be dropped from planes appeared to extend China's ability to defend its growing

01:01global interests. If one theme stood out, analysts said, it was that the People's Liberation Army

01:07is betting on unmanned systems to gain a potential edge in battle. Xi Jinping, China's leader, presided

01:14over the massive military parade, which served as a warning to potential adversaries. The anti-ship

01:20missiles seemed tailor-made to menace American forces in the Asia-Pacific region. Long-range rocket

01:26launchers magnified Beijing's threat to Taiwan, the self-governed island democracy. The armored

01:32vehicles that can be dropped from planes appeared to extend China's ability to defend its growing

01:37global interests. If one theme stood out, analysts said, it was that the People's Liberation Army is

01:43betting on unmanned systems to gain a potential edge in battle. The parade showcased new armored ground

01:49vehicles that could be dropped from transport planes. The vehicles had what appeared to be

01:54periscope-like viewers to allow troops to observe their surroundings from inside the vehicles.

01:59Adding such advanced armor to the airborne corps will give these light infantry forces much more

02:04firepower and protection when they are dropped behind enemy lines or rapidly responding to dangerous

02:10situations abroad, he said.

02:11Also featured were remote-controlled armored buggies that can clear mines and pick up wounded

02:17soldiers. The biggest issue with these systems is going to be cost and repair. Two sleek submersible

02:23drones made their debut, signaling China's ambitions to compete with the United States beneath the waves

02:28using extra-large uncrewed undersea vehicles. The first had small masts that could be used for

02:35communications, while the second was a 60-foot vessel with a smooth hull in the shape of a torpedo.

02:41China may also be looking to arm some of its models, Miss. Parker suggested, pointing to the features of

02:47the AJX-002 model shown at the parade. Given the lack of masts and its size, it looks like it's weaponized,

02:55she said. Could be some sort of self-propelled mine or torpedo-like capability. Jet fighters, bombers,

03:03and other Air Force planes also roared through the sky, while on the ground, trucks carried large

03:08drones that looked like small fighter jets. It was a sign of China's plans to pair manned and unmanned

03:14aircraft in future wars. Among the most closely-watched weapons were China's nuclear forces. That included

03:21the DF-31BJ, missiles that flew past Tiananmen Square and gave away China's plans to expand its

03:28intercontinental force, which could strike the United States. Hunkit Panda, senior fellow at the

03:34Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of The New Nuclear Age, stated that the

03:39label suggested that the missile might be a silo-launched version of China's Roadmobile DF-31

03:45intercontinental nuclear missile. China displayed nuclear-capable missiles for submarines and aircraft

03:51at the parade, but it does not disclose how many nuclear weapons it has. The Federation of American

03:57Scientists estimates that China has about 600 warheads. China has also upgraded the missiles,

04:03submarines and bombers that can carry the warheads. In recent years, China built three missile silo

04:09fields in its northern deserts, and the appearance of the DF-31BJ missile at the parade seemed to bolster

04:16U.S. military assessments that the missile would be installed in at least some of the 320 or so silos,

04:22Mr. Panda stated. About 10 of the silos in each field may have already been loaded with missiles,

04:29the Federation of American Scientists said in a recent report. However, the silo fields have received

04:35little public attention from the Chinese government. For the time being, displaying the DF-31BJ is

04:42probably the closest we'll get to China acknowledging new silos.

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