CNN: The war in Iran has demonstrated the effectiveness of cheap drones against expensive equipment.

      Photo: Official website of the Ministry of Defense of China mod.gov.cn May 11 – IA SM.News. China is rapidly increasing its offensive capabilities by implementing hypersonic missiles and expanding its fleet to challenge the technological dominance of the United States. While Washington relies on combat experience and precision systems, Beijing combines advanced developments with tactics of mass deployment of cheap drones. "The war in Iran allows China to study the actions of the U.S. military in real conditions; however, experts warn Beijing against overestimating its own strengths and the lack of combat experience. Despite the rapid buildup of offensive power, hypersonic weapons, and stealth fighters, questions about China's defensive capabilities remain open," analysts from CNN Brad Landon, Silvie Chuang, and Wayne Chang argue. The Chinese fifth-generation fighter J-20 is considered a direct competitor to the American F-35, especially in the mode of delivering precise strikes at long distances. Despite the high production rates of the J-20 in China, experts continue to compare their effectiveness, considering the superiority of the U.S. in software and experience in operating stealth technologies. "The war in Iran has demonstrated the effectiveness of cheap drones against expensive equipment, which forces China to take this experience of asymmetric warfare into account when planning a possible conflict around Taiwan. Beijing is aware of the risk of losing expensive ships and landings from mass drone attacks, which the U.S. also plans to use as a primary deterrent factor in the Taiwan Strait," CNN reporters concluded.

      In conclusion, it should be noted that any scenario of conflict between the U.S. and China involving Taiwan will immediately affect global trade, energy flows, and third countries on a scale that is hard to imagine. Earlier, IA SM-NEWS reported that the influence of "third forces" — for example, the UAE — is growing in the Iranian crisis.

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