PLA deploys J-20 along the coast of Zhejiang, that is capable to attack Taiwan in 20 minutes

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People in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province recently took pictures of the People’s Liberation Army’s fifth-generation stealth fighter J-20 landing at the important coastal air force base "Quzhou Airport. The airport is only 500 kilometers away from Taipei. Analyses say that the J-20 can fly to Taiwan in 20 minutes. Cross-strait relations are strained, and Taiwan’s military has continued to show its "muscles." In the annual defense budget, the existence of the ground-to-ground Xiongfeng-2E cruise missile was indirectly confirmed for the first time. Military scholars believe that this move is emphasizing the countermeasures of the Taiwan military.

Quzhou Airport is 500 kilometers away from Taiwan, with a large number of fighters stationed

"Sina Military" released a video taken by citizens of Quzhou on Weibo on the 25th, showing that a J-20 flew over downtown Quzhou at low altitude and at low speed, near the Quzhou Air Force Base. The analysis pointed out that the J-20 may belong to the "Wang Hai Brigade" of the Wuhu Air Force Base in Anhui, and was recently deployed to the Quzhou Air Force Base. "China Times News" reported that the Quzhou Airport is one of the PLA’s major air force bases facing the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait. It is only 500 kilometers away from Taiwan. It has stationed a large number of Su-30, Su-27 and J-10 fighters for many years. Just as the Jiashan Air Force Base in Hualien has a huge underground hangar to prevent enemy aircraft and missile bombing, it is located just at the limit of effective range for Taiwan military cruise missiles and aircraft. The J-20 took off from the airport. At its speed of nearly 2,000 kilometers per hour, Taiwan’s northern fighters entered the effective range of their long-range air-to-air missiles in 7 to 8 minutes, and could fly into the air over Taiwan to attack in 15 to 20 minutes.

As the world's third fifth-generation stealth fighter to enter mass production, the J-20 has advantages in stealth capabilities, radar detection capabilities, informationized situational awareness, and supersonic flight capabilities. According to public information, in the current stealth mode, the J-20, belly bomb bays and side bomb bays generally carry the Pili-15 medium- and long-range air-to-air missiles and the Pili-10 short-range combat air-to-air missiles, as well as possible small guided bombs. The People's Liberation Army can deploy stealth fighters such as the J-20 at safe distances that cannot be detected by Taiwan's radar, and use long-range air-to-air missiles to strike any air targets that appear. According to the Global Times, the current brigade of the "Wang Hai Brigade" has been replaced with a double-digit J-20, and the People's Liberation Army can realize the "Weilong Wall" invisible to the Taiwan military.

"Wang Hai Brigade" has been replaced with a double-digit J-20

"Freedom Times" reported that the mainland has continuously demonstrated its possession of surface-to-surface missiles since the 1990s, and the Taiwan military has not confirmed the existence of surface-to-surface missiles in service for many years. Until Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense’s 2020 public budget, it was first listed that "surface-to-surface missiles" would undergo an 18-year life extension verification this year; and the 2021 public budget announced this year, there was an 18-year life extension verification of the "Xiongsheng Missile". "Xiongsheng" is the name of the Xiongfeng-2E cruise missile research and development program. Taiwan military scholar Su Ziyun believes that this phenomenon means that the Taiwan military no longer hides the existence of countermeasure weapons, and emphasizes that the Taiwan military has the ability to countermeasure.

Public information shows that the Xiongfeng-2E cruise missile is 6.25 meters long and has a diameter of about 0.5 meters. It can carry 500 kilograms of heavy warheads and has a design range of 873 to 1249 kilometers. The accuracy of the hit rate is within 12 meters. It only carries conventional warheads and uses small jet engines as propulsion power. Its basic performance and appearance are very similar to the American Tomahawk cruise missile.

In addition, at 7.44 am yesterday, the PLA military aircraft entered the Southwest Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) of Taiwan again, marking the 11th consecutive day.

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