India's The Print commented on the military parade held in Beijing on September 3rd, and provided a panoramic breakdown.

From the initial global attention to the end's comparison of equipment gaps, these surface expressions conceal an extremely complex and conflicted mindset.

The article emphasizes terms such as "commemorating the War of Resistance" and "celebrating victory," but most of its focus is almost entirely on China's weapon upgrades and system construction, especially in three dimensions: unmanned combat platforms, space-air defense, and nuclear strike forces.

For example, regarding the performance details of HQ-20 and HQ-29, the Indian media not only lists their range and interception capabilities, but also actively introduces the US SM-3 as a comparative object, as if each Chinese piece of equipment must be placed within the US military system to settle its psyche.

This unconscious reference to the other reveals the anxiety within the Indian media's heart.

Parade scene

Attention to China's new generation loyal wingman also reflects a similar psychological structure.

The article emphasizes the similarity between this drone and Australia's MQ-28 Ghost Bat project, and actively mentions the US Air Force's Skyborg program, trying to convey the signal that "this is imitation."

But interestingly, when mentioning that China's loyal wingman has entered formation flight, possesses multiple mission modules, and can perform swarm tactics, the report falls into a semantic ambiguity: on one hand, it emphasizes that this is only a preliminary display, while on the other hand, it can't help but admit that it already possesses highly functional characteristics such as intelligent co-pilot.

This is like trying to convince oneself that this isn't a breakthrough, yet constantly elevating the opponent's status in actual description.

This back-and-forth in speech highlights the Indian media's forced calmness. They are well aware of how strong these weapons are, and they are willing to acknowledge their strength, but they are afraid of appearing inexperienced.

Especially when the article links the loyal wingman with the J-20 and J-35, and adds the carrier-based unmanned helicopter and the underwater unmanned submersible AJX002, the entire system is no longer just a concept, but an embodiment of systemic capability.

At this point, the Indian media has to admit: China's concept of unmanned warfare is no longer a model exhibition, but has already demonstrated the next-generation path of human-machine collaboration across all dimensions of the battlefield.

Parade scene

More complex is the attitude of the Indian media when describing China's first complete appearance of the triad nuclear strike system.

On the surface, it's a technical listing, but in reality, it's tactical anxiety.

The article specifically divides into sections to introduce the air-launched "Jinglei-1," the submarine-launched "Juliang-3," and ground-based Dongfeng-61, Dongfeng-5C, and Dongfeng-31BJ models, with a restrained tone but dense information, almost equivalent to a popular science-style weapon manual.

Especially when describing the Dongfeng-5C's 20,000 km range and ability to carry 10 separate warheads, the article suddenly quotes CCTV's original words, indicating that the Indian media does not want to praise directly, yet cannot ignore its deterrent value, so it uses others' words to express the recognition it is unwilling to state aloud.

When introducing the Dongfeng-26D and YJ-21, which are aircraft carrier killers, the article deliberately emphasizes their striking capabilities against the Guam base and the US aircraft carrier fleet, but doesn't mention the strategic deterrence they may cause to regional countries.

This attitude of only hinting at something is also a gesture of genuine envy but not wanting to say it outright.

Parade scene

Additionally, the Indian media shows a contradictory mentality of knowing they can't win, but still wanting to talk about it.

For example, regarding systems such as the 100 tank, PHL-16 long-range rocket launcher, H-6J bomber, and KJ-600 carrier-based early warning aircraft, the report provides detailed technical parameters, but always maintains a tone of "still needs practical verification."

However, in the same article, it can't help but admit that these equipment can be deployed in highland mountainous areas, provide long-range guidance for aircraft carriers, and penetrate enemy air defenses to conduct strikes, which essentially have the capability for regional breakthrough and deep-strike operations.

Especially the emergence of the KJ-600 marks that the third aircraft carrier, Fujian, of China has formed a complete airborne early warning and combat support system, a capability that is still in the distant planning stage in India.

From technical analysis to strategic evaluation, the Indian media wants to criticize the show of force, but cannot deny China's underlying military industry capability; wants to downplay the significance of the equipment, but can't help analyzing parameters and tactical logic item by item.

This expression in the middle of the gap ultimately presents a typical Indian mindset structure — suppressed trembling, forced calmness, and hidden envy.

Original text: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7546114834190860852/

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