🚨 China just spent $5 BILLION on its biggest military parade since 1949.
But here’s the truth Beijing doesn’t want you to know:
👉 Most of the weapons on display were copied U.S. tech.
👉 Much of it is for show, not combat.
👉 And the cracks are showing.
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But here’s the truth Beijing doesn’t want you to know:
👉 Most of the weapons on display were copied U.S. tech.
👉 Much of it is for show, not combat.
👉 And the cracks are showing.
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2/ The parade rolled out hypersonics, lasers, drones, & new missiles.
But analysts point out:
• Medium-range missile = copy of U.S. SM-3
• KJ-600 early warning aircraft = copy of U.S. E-2 Hawkeye
• Naval drones = glorified “suicide boats”
💡 China is playing dress-up with stolen blueprints
But analysts point out:
• Medium-range missile = copy of U.S. SM-3
• KJ-600 early warning aircraft = copy of U.S. E-2 Hawkeye
• Naval drones = glorified “suicide boats”
💡 China is playing dress-up with stolen blueprints
3/ And that's not all.
Unlike U.S. systems—tested in combat, refined through decades—China’s copies are unproven.
Example: The KJ-600 has never done a carrier-based takeoff.
👉 Beijing skipped testing to “overtake on a curve.”
👉 In reality? It’s racing blind.
Unlike U.S. systems—tested in combat, refined through decades—China’s copies are unproven.
Example: The KJ-600 has never done a carrier-based takeoff.
👉 Beijing skipped testing to “overtake on a curve.”
👉 In reality? It’s racing blind.
4/ Logistics nightmare:
China parades endless missile types for propaganda.
But every new model also adds massive upkeep costs.
The U.S. keeps only a few models—streamlined, upgradeable, reliable.
Beijing’s arsenal? A maintenance disaster waiting to happen.
China parades endless missile types for propaganda.
But every new model also adds massive upkeep costs.
The U.S. keeps only a few models—streamlined, upgradeable, reliable.
Beijing’s arsenal? A maintenance disaster waiting to happen.
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