Against the backdrop of China's growing strength, neighboring Japan closely watches the changes in China's military strength and often analyzes and interprets China's military equipment.
Recently, Japan's defense white paper was made public. The white paper not only points fingers at China's military strategy, but even publishes specific data on China's weapons and equipment.
The description of the number of Chinese fighters in it is directly specific to single digits, which really makes people doubt the authenticity of the data.
Why would Japan do this even though it knows that the credibility of the data is not high?
I. The "China Threat"
Japan's research on the changes in the mainland's military strength has not been a year or two, and it often emphasizes the "China threat theory." The previous description was restrained, but this time it is clearly hostile.
In this white paper, Japan announced the number of Chinese modern fighters of various types.
According to Japan's assessment, China currently has 558 J-10 fighters, 327 J-11 fighters, 327 Su-27 fighters, 97 Su-30 fighters, 24 Su-35 fighters, 60 J-15 carrier-based fighters, 292 J-16 attack aircraft, and 200 J-20 fighters.
In this data, the most striking thing is that the number of J-20s is as high as 200. In Japan's defense white paper last year, it was declared that the number of J-20 fighters on the mainland was 140, which means that the annual output of the J-20 on the mainland has reached 60!
According to Japan's data, China is the world's second-largest air power.
But in fact, a closer look at the report reveals that much of the content is cliché, and much of the information about China's military strength is unilaterally conjectured by Japan, and its purpose may be to convey a tense atmosphere at home and abroad and to promote the "China threat theory."
The continuous improvement of China's comprehensive national strength has gradually loosened the United States's control over the Asia-Pacific region. Japan, as an ally, is being asked to assume more military responsibility. This is both a real strategic need for United States and a way for Japan to break free from postwar restrictions.
As a result, the Japan Government has taken advantage of this to increase military spending year by year, actively purchase and develop new weapons, and greatly accelerate the modernization process of the Self-Defense Forces.
Although Japan, as a defeated country, was limited in the role of the Self-Defense Forces and could not exercise the same capabilities as the armed forces of normal countries, the Self-Defense Forces were constantly given more military rights through constitutional amendments and other means to help Japan restore its military status.
Japan media also often publish reports on China's military, promote the "China threat theory," and vigorously exaggerate China's threat to the surrounding region. Japan, as a defeated country in World War II, seems to have long forgotten its identity, and perhaps it really needs a reminder from China.
2. How many J-20s are there?
Although Japan's guess about the number of J-20s in China is not accurate enough, we can still make some estimates through comprehensive information, and the number of J-20s currently fluctuates around 300 aircraft.
Some people may ask how China, which has the most powerful industrial strength in the world, why after so many years, the number of J-20s is so small.
Our country is an ancient civilization with a history of 5,000 years, and has always taken the maintenance of world peace as its own responsibility, and we have developed advanced weapons in order to confront United States and protect the rights of the people of the world.
Today United States the "semi-finished product" of the F-35 deployed in the Asia-Pacific region can no longer compete with the J-20 in terms of performance and quantity.
Our existing J-20 is enough to deal with external threats, and if there is an urgent strategic need, we can also enter the all-out explosion mode with the newly built 4 pulsating production lines of Chengfei. And now we just need to make a reserve of good pilots.
Although there is no conclusive evidence that the J-20 can defeat the F-35, the news about the F-35's performance flaws continues to leak, and even though the two were initially close in strength, now the F-35 is clearly at a disadvantage.
The sixth-generation aircraft research and development project, which United States has high hopes for, is also becoming more and more unstable because of cost and technical shortcomings.
In particular, after the latest assessment, the current price of NGAD may exceed 300 million US dollars, and even the United States, which has deep pockets, cannot afford such a high cost.
3. Different national defense needs
From various data, it can be found that China's defense budget investment is very reasonable, even compared with the rest of the world, the proportion is quite low.
According to data published by the mainland, the mainland's defense budget in 2024 will only account for 1.31% of the country's GDP, far below the global average. On the contrary, Western countries such as the United States and Britain account for more than 2%.
The growth rate of the Japan national defense budget is certainly exaggerated by ordinary people, and it has increased by 16.5 percent compared with last year Japan.
In recent years, it can be seen that Japan's military strength is growing rapidly, with the construction of new amphibious assault ships. You must know that Japan as a defeated country, according to the post-war regulations, Japan cannot build offensive weapons such as aircraft carriers. These amphibious assault ships can carry the F-35B with vertical take-off and landing, and if necessary, they can be immediately transformed into a small aircraft carrier.
Its vigorous military development will also attract criticism from the international community, so Japan is constantly looking for various reasons to demonstrate the rationality of its behavior.
Japan's military strategy in the book is very clear, and it bluntly believes that China and Russia are the biggest threats, forcing Japan to strengthen the defensive performance of ballistic missiles and other standoff weapons, and such words are equivalent to directly announcing that it will directly confront China and Russia.
Coincidentally, Japan's strategic plan seems to coincide with United States' attitude toward China and Russia, as if it is a direct copy of United States' strategic policy.
What is more interesting is that the cover of the defense white paper released by Japan this time is forging knives, which is intended to "forge knives without drawing knives" and strive to forge knives, implying the meaning of "prevention before it happens."
epilogue
Japan is constantly adjusting its military strategy and has put forward many new strategic concepts. By strengthening cooperation with the United States, Australia and other countries, it is necessary to jointly address regional challenges.
Moreover, Japan has also hyped up the crisis in the Taiwan Strait, emphasizing the ties between the Japanese government and Taiwan, hoping to increase its influence in regional affairs. Such motives will undoubtedly have a far-reaching impact on Sino-Japanese relations and pose a new threat to the security and stability of the Asia-Pacific region.
The white paper clearly has Japan's political and military aims, and is a pretext for its own military expansion needs. Japan's decision to form an alliance with United States is undoubtedly in the wrong direction, and United States is the real force that will threaten Japan's security compared to China. Now Japan is being used as a knife by the United States!
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What is the real number? Japan announced the number of J-20 in our army, and there are only 200 J-20 fighters == Brother Long's detective2024-07-16 09:23Jiangxi