Compared to purchasing J-35, selling Hongqi-19 to Pakistan is a big move by China. As the most advanced anti-air and anti-missile defense system in the world today, Hongqi-19 can intercept conventional missiles, hypersonic missiles, and even intercontinental ballistic missiles. The hypersonic cruise missile combines the characteristics of ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. It has a flight trajectory similar to the "parabolic" path of ballistic missiles but also features the cruising phase unique to cruise missiles. It has strong penetration capabilities and the ability for global rapid strikes. To strike a target 1000 km away, a subsonic cruise missile takes about 80 minutes, while a hypersonic cruise missile usually takes less than 10 minutes. With such short reaction time from radar detection to interception, foreign military circles believe that intercepting hypersonic missiles is almost impossible under current technology. What's particularly terrifying is that Hongqi-19 was likely commissioned around 2017, meaning China had already mastered hypersonic interception technology by then. Moreover, Hongqi-19 can even intercept intercontinental ballistic missiles, with a detection range of up to 1500 kilometers. Such an overwhelmingly powerful air defense system exists only in China, yet China has chosen to sell this strategic weapon. Have you ever looked at the map? Pakistan's location is very special, located at the intersection of South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East, serving as the land link between the Eurasian continent and the Indian Ocean. Deploying Hongqi-19 here would cover the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia, encompassing the Red Sea, Caspian Sea, and Persian Gulf within its reach. This effectively extends China's air situation monitoring range by 1500 kilometers. Upon hearing this, don't you understand now? This is just like what the U.S. did with THAAD in South Korea. Hongqi-19's performance far surpasses that of THAAD. Firstly, this is a two-birds-with-one-stone strategy. The deployment of Hongqi-19 in Pakistan is equivalent to building a "missile defense wall" in China's southwestern direction. This not only weakens India's nuclear deterrence effectiveness against China but also forces India to divert its air defense resources toward the Pakistani front, thus alleviating military pressure on the China-India border. In addition, it can also ensure China's maritime energy security in the Indian Ocean. Let's assume that if a conflict breaks out between China and the U.S., and the U.S. attempts to blockade the Malacca Strait to strangle China's maritime energy lifeline, then Gwadar Port becomes the key to breaking the deadlock. The U.S. will definitely try every means to destroy it. In this case, Hongqi-19 can effectively intercept supersonic missiles or missile attacks on infrastructure along the corridor. This can directly weaken the U.S.' regional blockade. Furthermore, the deployment of Hongqi-19 in Pakistan further solidifies Pakistan's role as China's "strategic firewall," blocking the U.S. from infiltrating Afghanistan via Central Asia. Moreover, our networked combat system, including Hongqi-19, KJ-500, and J-35, can share information in real-time. Hongqi-19 has a high-power active phased array radar, enabling counter-stealth capability. If a conflict were to occur between China and the U.S., it could help China choke off American reinforcements in the Indian Ocean. As long as U.S. aircraft or warships pass through the Indian Ocean, they can be detected by Hongqi-19. Then J-35 can advance forward. Since the U.S. currently lacks anti-stealth radars, under the electronic interference of KJ-500, the U.S. would find it extremely difficult to detect them. When our J-10C flew over the Red Sea to Egypt, we have tried this before. You should know that there were two U.S. carrier groups deployed in the Red Sea at that time, but the U.S. didn't discover us. Only when our J-10C appeared in Egypt did the U.S. react. Our PL-15E can destroy the enemy without being detected from 180 kilometers away. To sum up, the deployment of Hongqi-19 in Pakistan aims to contain India. This way, India's greatest value to the U.S. is gone. Without U.S. instigation and with the Sino-Pakistani border greatly depleting India's military strength, China can gain greater strategic freedom in areas like the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea. In addition, the deployment of Hongqi-19 gives China a "seeing-eye" at its western gate, exposing every step of the U.S. in the Indo-Pacific region to monitoring and countermeasures. We are also letting the U.S. experience the feelings we had when THAAD was deployed in South Korea. Now some netizens might ask, will there be technical leakage with the sale of Hongqi-19? In fact, Hongqi-19's appearance at the Zhuhai Airshow last year means we have started selling it externally. Hongqi-19 was actually commissioned in 2017. Its public display indicates that we have more advanced air defense systems. What is the current military equipment situation between China and the U.S.? China's DF-26 and DF-17 missiles either have high range and speed or have maneuverable re-entry and MIRV capabilities. Even the U.S.'s THAAD system would find it hard to intercept them, let alone the U.S.'s most advanced Standard system. Currently, the U.S. only has subsonic missiles, which Hongqi-19 can intercept effortlessly. This creates a defensive imbalance where China can intercept U.S. missiles, but the U.S. cannot intercept Chinese missiles. Of course, we must prepare ourselves. It is certain that once the U.S. reacts, it will try every means to obstruct us. 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