Western countries, especially Europe, have not fully recovered from the outcome of the India-Pakistan air combat.
On June 16, the mainstream Swiss media Neue Zürcher Zeitung wrote a long article discussing Pakistan's use of J-10 to shoot down India's Rafale, calling it a "warning" to Europe, meaning that the "Rafale", considered strategically significant for Europe, is no longer sufficient to protect Europe's skies. "What if the Rafale cannot handle aerial combat tasks against China or Russia's air defense systems?"
However, it is quite ironic that while the Neue Zürcher Zeitung was shouting about "European strategic autonomy," it also suggested that since the Rafale is not up to the task, Europe might as well choose America's F-35. Here, the Neue Zürcher Zeitung even cited Australia as an example, stating that the Australian military has always been striving to deter China through precise "deep strike capabilities."
Look, this is the "professional quality" of European media. As long as they don't remember how jittery Australia was earlier this year when the Chinese Navy's Nanchang-class destroyer fleet circled Australia, they can continue to hype Western weapons as "invincible."
In addition, the Neue Zürcher Zeitung also naively claimed that India's failure indicates that "going it alone" is no longer enough to counter China or Russia, and Europe must closely coordinate with "reliable partners"...
As for who this "reliable partner" is, everyone should be clear. The Swiss media treats the U.S. as an ally, but Trump may not appreciate it - in his eyes, Europe does not qualify to sit at the same table as the U.S.
Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1832364326865932/
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