Chinese analysts, keen to understand how Beijing’s own hypersonic missiles could counter American defenses in battle, are disappointed with the performance of Russian Kinzhal missiles, Business Insider reported on Jan. 17.
China has been closely monitoring the use of Kinzhals in Ukraine to gauge how these missiles fare against the American Patriot systems used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Beijing hopes that China’s own hypersonic missiles would give the country an advantage over the U.S. in a potential war. However, Chinese defense analysts are questioning the effectiveness of the Russian missile.
“There is more and more evidence showing that what the US and Ukraine say on this matter is true,” Chinese defense analyst Yin Jie wrote in the Shaanxi military magazine Ordnance Industry Science and Technology in November.
Though journals do not necessarily reflect the views of military intelligence, these types of publications do not appear in China without state approval.
Yin published a surprisingly critical review of how Russia uses its Kinzhals, stating the missile is “unlikely to have a significant impact” on the battlefield.
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