[Global Times-Global Network Reporter Guo Yuandan] On the evening of the 4th, the Ministry of National Defense of China announced that it had conducted a land-based mid-range anti-missile interception technology test within its territory, and the test achieved its expected goals.
The Ministry of National Defense also stated that the test is defensive in nature and is not directed against any country.
According to analysis by military experts, as China's anti-defense and anti-missile technology matures, its attitude is becoming more open and confident.
This is the fifth time that the Chinese military has publicly announced that China is conducting land-based anti-missile technology tests. The previous four were on January 11, 2010, January 27, 2013, July 23, 2014, and February 2018. On the 6th.
As far as the content of the release is concerned, the news is very short and the words are the same. It can be seen that this is a test carried out according to the scheduled planning schedule, which is normal and routine; but at the same time, the amount of information released is still huge.
Military expert Song Zhongping told the "Global Times" on the evening of the 4th that this shows that China's land-based anti-missile interception technology is becoming more and more mature and has actual interception capabilities and combat effectiveness.
Coincidentally, on the 4th, the USS McCain sailed across the Taiwan Strait and made high-profile hype, deliberately creating tension and disrupting regional peace and stability.
At 3 pm on February 4th local time in the United States (around the early morning of the 5th Beijing time), US President Biden will deliver his first important speech at the US State Department, setting the tone for the foreign policy vision during his administration.
In the past, these coincidences in time have been used by some foreign media to stigmatize China's normal military training, make relevant interpretations, and hype "China's spearhead is directed at the United States."
Therefore, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense proactively announced the news to "intercept" possible "false reports".
It is worth noting that, compared with the previous, the official proactively released the first time on the day of the test, fully demonstrating the openness and transparency of the People’s Liberation Army, avoiding overreaction and speculative interpretation of the outside world, and using this to exaggerate “China Threat theory".
Song Zhongping believes that this test is indeed not related to the above-mentioned news events and is not targeted. "It should be emphasized that the ground-based mid-section anti-missile interception technology test is defensive. Since it is defensive, it does not have It is threatening and will not target third parties."
At present, only China, the United States and Japan have conducted similar mid-stage anti-missile interception tests in the world.
The anti-missile interception technology is divided into land-based, sea-based and space-based according to the launch site, which refers to the launch of anti-missile systems from land, sea and sky respectively.
According to the timing of interception, it can be divided into three categories: "boost stage" defense system, "end stage" defense system, and "middle stage" defense system.
The characteristic of the mid-stage interception is that the missile flight is relatively stable, and the speed of one stage is low, which is suitable for interception.
Song Zhongping pointed out that the mid-range anti-missile interception technology test is aimed at medium- and long-range and even intercontinental ballistic missiles. This test is a routine test conducted by China to build its own national missile defense system, and it is also an increasingly mature mid-range anti-missile system. reflect.
"Each test technology will have new progress, which shows that the performance of China's anti-missile weapons is continuously optimized and continuously improved."
On the other hand, Song Zhongping believes that the United States outrageously withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in August 2019 and threatened to deploy mid-range and even mid-range ballistic missiles around China, posing a threat to China’s national security. Therefore, China proceeded in the middle stage. The anti-missile interception test is also in response to external insecurity factors.
At the same time, it was announced that China's building of the national missile defense system and theater missile defense system is to ensure that it can effectively intercept long-range and intercontinental ballistic missiles from other countries, including the United States. China has such capabilities to maintain national security.