Chinese Military,Political and Social Superthread

[HavokFour]

8,000km range for something that isn't even carrying a nuclear weapon is nuts, and going to change things significantly if it holds up after the usual sprinkling of CCP propaganda is stripped away.

Chinese Forces Fielding Intercontinental Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles Capable of Reaching U.S. West Coast, Pentagon Says - USNI News

The Pentagon has claimed that Chinese missile forces are operating a new type of anti-ship ballistic missiles that are capable of reaching the West Coast of the United States, according to the annual report on Beijing’s military power. The People’s Liberation Army DF-27 can strike land and...

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[Underway]

8,000km range for something that isn't even carrying a nuclear weapon is nuts, and going to change things significantly if it holds up after the usual sprinkling of CCP propaganda is stripped away.

Chinese Forces Fielding Intercontinental Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles Capable of Reaching U.S. West Coast, Pentagon Says - USNI News

The Pentagon has claimed that Chinese missile forces are operating a new type of anti-ship ballistic missiles that are capable of reaching the West Coast of the United States, according to the annual report on Beijing’s military power. The People’s Liberation Army DF-27 can strike land and...

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Here's the rub. China isn't claiming any of this. The Pentagon is. China is just saying "yah we have a new ballistic missile that goes far".

So CCP propaganda has nothing to do with it.

 

[OldSolduer]

Here's the rub. China isn't claiming any of this. The Pentagon is. China is just saying "yah we have a new ballistic missile that goes far".

So CCP propaganda has nothing to do with it.

How much of this is Pentagon exaggeration?

 

[Underway]

How much of this is Pentagon exaggeration?

I dunno, they essentially gutted their intelligence services with all the DOGE stuff and political purges. Or it might be sensationalism like what used to grip them during the Cold War where the constantly overestimated Russia's technical abilities. Or it might be perfectly accurate.

 

[GR66]

Are these signs that China may be getting more serious about a military action against Taiwan?

Russia signals support for China if Taiwan war breaks out

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow would support China in defending what he described as its state unity and territorial integrity if the situation in the Taiwan Strait were to escalate, according to an interview published by TASS. “Proceeding

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China launches large-scale joint drills around Taiwan

China’s People’s Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command on Monday began large-scale joint military drills around Taiwan, code-named “Justice Mission 2025,” involving ground, naval, air, and rocket forces, according to China’s state media. According to a report from Xinhua News Agency,

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China conducts realistic amphibious warfare drills

A Chinese naval amphibious ship group has carried out multi-subject, combat-oriented training in offshore waters, testing integrated air defense, electronic warfare, and amphibious assault operations, according to a report published by the PLA Daily. The report said multiple vessels, including

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Meanwhile they are taking actions which could potentially hide military preparations from observation:

Chinese Cargo Ship Packed Full Of Modular Missile Launchers Emerges

China has packed a deck of a medium-sized cargo ship with 60 containerized vertical launch cells, radar, and close-in weapons.

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China masks ICBM launchers as civilian cranes

China’s People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force uses mobile intercontinental ballistic missile launchers disguised as civilian cranes produced by Zoomlion, according to images and descriptions circulated this week. The disclosure centers on mobile launch platforms for China’s Dongfeng series...

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