China-US balloon turmoil continues A Chinese high-altitude balloon flew over the US yesterday (5th) and was shot down by a US F-22 fighter jet with an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile. Hu Xijin, the former editor-in-chief of the Chinese official media “Global Times”, said on Weibo today (6th) that he suggested that China should speed up the process of improving stratospheric airship technology and send such an airship to the air over Taiwan. for military use to counter “Taiwan independence” activities Warning upgrade.
Hu Xijin referred to the Chinese high-altitude balloon that flew over the United States as a “stray balloon”. He pointed out that Taiwan should not have the ability to shoot down a stratospheric airship above 30,000 meters. One point”. When the Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party authorities’ “Taiwan independence” activities are rampant, they can be moved there, and they can even be left there.
He also believes that in the Taiwan Strait game, the key for the mainland is to build more equipment. He pointed out that US-Taiwan collusion and provocations have become normalized. In addition to military exercises, China also needs to take some measures that are not expensive but have a strong symbolic impact and impact. “This time the balloon floated out of control over the United States, and the accident caused so much commotion in the United States. It reminded us. In the future, the stratospheric airship can actually be used as a weapon for the fight across the Taiwan Strait. In declaring China’s sovereignty over Taiwan, it is absolutely disgraceful. The DPP are authorities with high sky and high ground.”
However, Hu Xijin reminded, “Of course, first of all, we must ensure that the stratospheric airship has passed the technical level and its location is reliable, and it cannot move and wander out of control.”
