China will show off a range of new hypersonic missiles and uncrewed weapons at a huge military parade early next month, highlighting the People’s Liberation Army’s increasing capabilities for targeting US naval forces in the Pacific and waging war on Taiwan.
The parade on September 3 will include the “debut of hypersonic, anti-missile defence and strategic missiles to exhibit our strong strategic deterrence capabilities”, Major General Wu Zeke, deputy director of the operations bureau of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission, said at a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday.
Wu added that the parade would also feature new tanks, autonomous vehicles for ground, naval and air use and electronic warfare equipment such as directed energy weapons and electronic jamming systems.