PRC Promotes Iranian Coverage and Showcases Advanced Weapon Systems (Shijie Wang – The Jamestown Foundation)

Beijing interprets recent U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities as a demonstration of deterrence aimed at supporters of Iran’s Islamic regime. In response, state media showcased the Yunjian-1000 bunker-busting missile, implying that the People’s Liberation Army has superior capabilities than those of the United States. Experts have also been platformed to describe defense systems protecting the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) own nuclear arsenal. The PRC’s diplomatic response has been mostly conventional, while online public discourse has framed the United States and Israel as principal instigators of instability in the Middle East.

PRC Promotes Iranian Coverage and Showcases Advanced Weapon Systems – Jamestown