A recent leak of classified US intelligence documents not only covers Ukraine and Russia, but also provides insight into China's recent military activities.
Notably, according to US media, a document details the test of China's DF-27 hypersonic glide vehicle on February 25.
The vehicle flies 2,100km in 12 minutes, with the ability to penetrate the US ballistic missile defense system being highly rated. Last year, the US government said Beijing was developing the DF-27 long-range ballistic missile (range 5,000 - 8,000km).
According to experts, missiles using hypersonic glide vehicles are designed to fly five times faster than the speed of sound, making them nearly impossible to shoot down. China is considered one of the countries with the most advanced hypersonic weapons development programs in the world .
A pilot on a US fighter jet observes a Chinese "spy" balloon on February 3. Photo: US Department of Defense
In addition, another document mentioned the exercise of the Chinese navy's Yushen LHA-31 helicopter carrier. This ship is believed to play an important role in a potential military campaign against Taiwan (China).
Washington is also reportedly monitoring Beijing’s expanding military presence abroad, with the document noting, for example, that Nicaragua is in talks with a Chinese company to build a deep-water port in the Caribbean nation.
According to the classified documents, US intelligence agencies were aware of the activities of four Chinese “spy” balloons. Of these, they did not know the true capabilities of the one that flew over US territory earlier this year, called Killeen-23, and was shot down shortly thereafter.
Other documents seek to assess the likelihood of China providing aid to Russia, suggesting that Beijing would react strongly and be ready to increase its support for Moscow if Ukraine attacked a strategically important location or targeted the Russian leadership.
In a post on WeChat, Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of the Global Times, said that many of the leaked documents were based on signals intelligence, showing that the US relies on technical means to collect information about China.
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