09.06.2025, 17:17
Zitat:Dual Fault Lines in China’s Military: Weapons Fail, Generals Jailed
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Author : Atul Kumar
Expert Speak Raisina Debates
Published on May 23, 2025
Dual Fault Lines In China S Military Weapons Fail Generals Jailed
China’s military falters as its weapon systems fail in Pakistan and top generals get purged, exposing cracks in Beijing’s ambitions for global power.
On 9 March 2022, a BrahMos missile —launched accidentally due to a technical malfunction near Ambala—crashed in Mian Channu, Khanewal district, Pakistan. Though the missile was unarmed, the incident exposed a far critical vulnerability: the conspicuous failure of Chinese-supplied air defence systems deployed in Pakistan. Despite Pakistan’s claims that its radar tracked the missile from launch to impact, it did not attempt to intercept it. This inaction raised early doubts about the efficacy of China’s HQ-9 and HQ-16 Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) systems, which have now been confirmed. During the recently concluded ‘Operation Sindoor’, Chinese air defence platforms failed to protect military installations in Pakistan. Multiple airbases were severely damaged, rendered non-operational, and the systems failed to work as advertised.
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