°ä³ó¾±²Ô²¹¡¯²õ massive military parade through central Beijing on Wednesday showed off scores of new, cutting-edge weapons, with many specifically designed to keep U.S., Japanese and other allied forces at bay in the event of conflict.
The parade, held to mark 80 years since Japan¡¯s defeat in World War II, provided a glimpse into the People¡¯s Liberation Army¡¯s (PLA) burgeoning arsenal. The display included its latest anti-ship missiles, such as the YJ (Ying Ji, ¡°Eagle Shot¡°) series of hypersonic weapons that can hit speeds of Mach 5 and above, striking at long-ranges at very high speeds.
In particular, the new and difficult-to-intercept systems displayed ¡ª the YJ-15, YJ-17, YJ-19 and YJ-20 ¡ª are likely to vex American warplanners, having been built with one goal in mind: to erode U.S. and allied naval superiority in the Pacific.
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