“This is a very serious endeavour that will fundamentally and radically increase the defence capability of the People’s Republic of China because only the United States and Russia have such a system at present,” the Russian leader said.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to say when the system would be operational, but told reporters on a conference call that the move highlighted Russia’s close ties with China.
“Russia has special relations with China of advanced partnership … including the most sensitive [areas] linked to military-technical cooperation and security and defence capabilities,” Peskov said.
Macau-based military observer Antony Wong Dong said Putin’s remarks indicated that military cooperation between Beijing and Moscow may have evolved from the previous “model alliance” to a “real alliance” with the US as their common target.
“Such changes will likely further fuel the strategic arms race, which is already evident from the missile tests [that we have witnessed] and the recent military parade,” said Wong in a reference to the grand parade held in Beijing on Tuesday when China celebrated the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic.
Hong Kong-based military analyst Song Zhongping said the system would help Beijing and Moscow set up a joint early ballistic missile network to counter “American global hegemony”.
“If the US wants to attack China [with its ICBMs], their missiles are likely to be launched from the Arctic, and that will be covered by Russia’s early warning system, and that means Moscow will have the capability to alert Beijing,” said Song who added that the Chinese military could provide reciprocal help to Russia.
Beijing-based military expert Zhou Chenming said Putin’s remarks served as a veiled warning to US President Donald Trump who has taken the unilateral step of withdrawing from the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, a cold war-era pact signed between the US and Russia in 1987.
“Joint cooperation will help both Russia and China to save costs because early warning ballistic missile systems are very expensive,” Zhou said,
However, he said Moscow was unlikely to share its most advanced technologies with China.
“For example, Russia’s missile defence system just covers Moscow and St Petersburg, so China’s network will properly just cover Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei province, the Yangtze River Delta area, the Greater Bay Area in South China, as well as a number of key cities in the centre.”
Putin also told the forum that the two countries would continue to work together on space exploration.
Last month, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation announced that Moscow and Beijing have developed a plan for cooperation between military departments for next year and 2021.
Last month 1,600 members of the Chinese military arrived at a Russian training base in the Orenburg oblast for a large-scale joint training exercise.
Source: Reuters
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This ballistic missile early warning system is an Existential Threat to America, as the United States should have a God-given right to launch sneak attacks on other nations without warning!
Poor America.
It’s so unfair!!!!!
LMAO
putin is controlled by chabad, expect the worst
This indeed is a game changer. This paradigm as we know it is honestly coming to an end
Nothing wrong with defensive weapons.
Especially when disease and death spreading zionist zombie infected Rats are trying to take over the whole world, make slaves of all humanity.
Still nobodys gots the courage to fire back at them. That really Sucks.
You people sound like some real losers. Don’t mess with the US. Guess most of you still have hurt feelings from losing wars.
you yankys are losing every where you try and go. The whole planet hates you and your country. Hope civil war begins there as soon as it gets cold out and Y’all start offing each other. The rest of the planet will rejoice as your body count goes up daily. Will be fun to see trump removed then the fun can begin.
LOSER.
Facts
Nothing amazes me more in international affairs these days than the way maladroit American policies and blundering ways have driven China and Russia together in unprecedented ways.
It’s fascinating, but it’s also funny because America’s establishment is just so bad at getting things right.
Foggy Bottom really does contain major elements of Monty Python.
“Foggy Bottom” may have multiple definitions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foggy_Bottom
It’s a very traditional nickname for the State Depatment.
👍👍 great news…..
the empire almost is no more…..
Almost is the word you forgot.
They still terrorize the planet daily.
done 👍