Bill Gertz, Asia Times: The China Challenge: The weapons the PLA didn’t show
The Chinese military parade last week that was part of the anti-Japan propaganda campaign coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, showed off a number of Beijing’s strategic and conventional weapons, including several never seen or officially acknowledged before.
The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency closely monitored the parade looking for clues to the secretive Chinese military buildup and the new high-technology arms it is producing.
A Pentagon official said the carefully choreographed military parade through Beijing’s Tiananmen was notable for the weapons that were not shown. They include China’s growing cadre of cyber warfare forces; its ground launched anti-satellite missiles and its new ultra-high-speed maneuvering hypersonic glide vehicle, known as the DF-ZF.
All three programs remain tightly guarded secrets for the Chinese government and details about them are unlikely to be made public any time soon.
WNU Editor: I would also add laser research, nuclear weapons development, and future drone/robotic developments.
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