The world is ushering in a major change unprecedented in a century, and at a time when the international situation is in turmoil, countries have come up with countermeasures, hoping to seize the opportunity to usher in the rise. As the number one power in South Asia, India insists on "making a fuss" on the Sino-Indian border issue despite the severe domestic epidemic situation and soaring unemployment rate, taking the opportunity to divert domestic contradictions. On October 10, China and India held the 13th round of military commander-level talks, and although China has done its utmost to maintain the stability of the border situation, the Indian side still insists on unreasonable demands, which makes the negotiations more difficult.
On October 11, the Western Military Region of the People's Liberation Army issued a solemn warning to India: China's determination to safeguard national sovereignty is unswerving, and it hopes that the Indian side will not misjudge the situation. At the same time, India is asked to cherish the current hard-won situation in the Sino-Indian border area, abide by the relevant agreements, agreements and consensus between the two countries and two militaries, earnestly show sincerity and action, and work with china to jointly safeguard peace and tranquility in the border area. However, India has taken China's good advice as a side-by-ear, not only the evil people suing first, but also falsely claiming that the Chinese army crossed the border first and caused the situation to escalate. On October 14, the Indian army also carried out blasting at the border, announcing the official start of the Sierra military tunnel project. After the completion of the Sierra Tunnel, the speed of India's troops to the border will be greatly improved, and the Indian army's ability to continue to fight will be effectively improved.
After India started construction of military tunnels in the border area, the Chinese side launched a series of counterattacks in just 48 hours, hitting India without a single soldier. First of all, on October 15, the Pakistan Ministry of Defense issued a message: the Pakistan Army held a high-profile ceremony for the formation of the Hongqi 9P air defense missile system, and the Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Army personally presided over the ceremony. The introduction of a new air defense system will greatly improve Pakistan's homeland air defense capabilities and bring no small amount of trouble to the Indian Air Force.
The Hongqi-9 is a land-based long-range air defense system developed by China, and the improved Hongqi-9B has a combat radius of 260 kilometers and can guide 16 missiles to intercept 8 targets at the same time. The Hongqi-9B can intercept not only jets, cruise missiles and drones, but also medium-range ballistic missiles, and is currently one of the most advanced air defense systems in the world. The Hongqi-9P air defense system equipped by Pakistan is the export model of the Hongqi-9B. China's sudden sale of the HKA-9 air defense system to Pakistan at this time is one of the means of counterattack against India.
It should be known that the Indian army has not been equipped with a long-range land-based air defense system, and the "Akash" air defense system developed by India itself has a maximum range of only about 60 kilometers, which cannot support the burden of air defense in India's territory. China's sale of the Hongqi-9P air defense system to Pakistan has greatly weakened India's superiority in the air force, and in the future, once India launches an air strike against Pakistan, the Hongqi-9P will give the Indian Air Force a head-on attack. This time, China not only successfully earned back a sum of foreign exchange, but also hit India at the strategic level.
Not only that, after China sold the Hongqi-9P air defense system to Pakistan, Russia also sprinkled salt on India's "wounds". In order to make up for the lack of long-range air defense systems, India once ordered the S400 air defense system from Russia in 2018 despite the opposition and warnings of the United States. However, India's money was spent, and the United States was offended, but until now it has not obtained the S400 air defense system. The explanation given by the Russian side is "to act according to the contract", and India will not be able to obtain the S400 air defense system until the end of 2021, and will not be delivered in advance.
What is even more dissatisfied with India is that China has also ordered the S400 air defense system from Russia, and the S400 air defense system sold by Russia to China is not only cheaper, but also has an earlier delivery time. Putin also praised China-Russia relations at the recent Energy Week forum, saying that China is a trusted partner that will supply China with 38 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year in the future.
At the same time, the Sino-Russian "Maritime Joint-2021" military exercise was also officially launched, and China specially sent a Type 055 guided missile destroyer to Russia to participate in the exercise, reflecting that the two countries have a high degree of mutual trust at the military level. In a series of recent interactions between China and Russia, India has "sprinkled salt" on its wounds.
And on October 15, China also joined forces with Bhutan to make a big move. On the same day, senior Chinese and Bhutanese diplomats signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Accelerating the "Three-Step" Roadmap for Accelerating China-Non-Border Negotiations by video, and Bhutan did not notify India in advance. For decades, India has seen Bhutan as its "back garden", exercising military and diplomatic control over Bhutan, and much of Bhutan's diplomatic activities require India's permission. This time, China and Bhutan reached an agreement on the border issue, which greatly weakened India's influence in Bhutan, and the Indian side was helpless to do anything about this move. China's two consecutive moves in recent days have given India a heavy blow at the strategic and diplomatic level, and if India continues to be obstinate, China's various counterattacks are likely to follow.