Chinese Victory Day Parade Spotlights New Weapon Priorities

soldier in foreground with YJ-17 and YJ-19 missiles mounted on Chinese military vehicles in background

The submarine-fired, hypersonic YJ-19 missile made its debut in the parade.

Credit: Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images
During the Cold War, Western intelligence agencies scrutinized every May Victory Day parade in Moscow for a glimpse of the latest Soviet weapons. Today, those agencies look to Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, where the People’s Liberation Army uses milestone anniversaries to show off its progress and...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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