The China-U.S. balloon turmoil continues. A Chinese high-altitude balloon flew over the U.S. yesterday (5th) and was shot down by a U.S. 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 speed up the improvement of stratospheric airship technology and send such an airship to the sky over Taiwan for military use to counter “Taiwan independence” activities Upgrade warning.
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 independence” activities of the Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party authorities are rampant, they can be moved there, or they can even be left there.
He also believes that in the Taiwan Strait game, the key for the mainland is to build more tools. He pointed out that the 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 strong symbolic impact and impact. “This time the balloon floated out of control over the United States, and it unexpectedly caused such a big commotion in the United States. It reminded us. In the future, the stratospheric airship can really be used as a tool for the struggle across the Taiwan Strait. While declaring China’s sovereignty over Taiwan, it is blatantly humiliating. The DPP 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 positioning is reliable, and it can’t move and wanders out of control.”
