Source: World Wide Web
After the Financial Times hyped up reports about "China's test firing of hypersonic missiles", US politicians jumped out and spoke out, preaching China's "military threat". According to the latest Russian media reports, US President Biden also spoke on the 20th local time.
Screenshot of the RT report
On the same day to Pennsylvania, the reporter asked Biden whether he was worried about China's hypersonic missiles.
Biden replied, "Yes."
Biden was interviewed by reporters before boarding Air Force One on the 20th.
White House press secretary Jane Psaki said earlier in the day that the United States had raised concerns about the technology to China through "diplomatic channels" without providing specific details.
The RT notes that Washington's response followed a report by the Financial Times last week. The Financial Times quoted sources at the time as claiming that the Chinese military had launched a rocket carrying an extremely sonic gliding vehicle in August that cruised downward toward the target after circling low-orbit space.
In this regard, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that it is understood that the test is a routine spacecraft test to verify the reusable technology of the spacecraft. This is of great significance for reducing the cost of spacecraft use, and can provide a convenient and inexpensive way for human beings to use space for peaceful purposes, and many companies in the world have carried out similar experiments. Before the spacecraft returns, it is separated by the spacecraft's supporting devices, which will burn and disintegrate in the process of falling into the atmosphere and fall into the high seas. China will work with other countries in the world to make peaceful use of space for the benefit of mankind.
It is worth mentioning that while Biden is expressing concern about China's hypersonic missile test, the United States has been secretly studying hypersonic missiles.
In 2019, the U.S. Army demonstrated a hypersonic missile model at the House Military Core Meeting, saying it has a rapid strike capability, can be launched from a ground mobile platform, and can fly at a speed of more than Mach 5. In March 2020, the U.S. military conducted hypersonic missile tests at the Pacific Missile Range on Kauai Island, Hawaii. In October 2020, U.S. Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy revealed the details of the test at an Army Association meeting, saying the missile hit the target during the test. In March, the Pentagon released photos of the first hypersonic missile training launchers, which accompanied notes showing that the U.S. Army's hypersonic missile company would complete live-fire deployment in fiscal year 2023.
Biden's latest statement also caused attention on social media, and in the comment area of the RT report, some netizens said, "Great, now Russia and China have the upper hand, and the US military is scrambling to catch up." But they need much more than hardware..."
On Twitter, some netizens said, "Why is it okay for the West and the United States to develop better weapons, but once Russia, China or any other country develops something that the West or the United States cannot compete with, there will be 'influence' and global peace will be threatened?" ”
There are also British netizens who stand up and say, "We need China." The world has long been suppressed by the United States. We need balance, and its name is China. ”
Previously, the Russian media reported that "China tested a hypersonic missile", and some netizens in the comment area said, "The biggest difference between the United States and China is that the United States has advanced weapons that it wants to use to sanction, destroy, bomb, invade and destroy other countries, while China is not." China just needs such weapons to protect itself from the United States. ”
"U.S. officials continue to make clear concerns that hypersonic missiles built by Beijing and Moscow pose a significant threat to U.S. national interests," some netizens said. The national interests that you are referring to are preventing any other country from having a national interest. ”