Iran Conflict Exposes Chinese Military Technology Failures

Chinese radar and tracking systems failed during the U.S.-Iran conflict. Photo courtesy of web.junhao.mil.cn

U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have demonstrated that Chinese military hardware does not perform as Beijing claims. Chinese-made air defense systems deployed in Iran were unable to intercept large-scale airstrikes, raising serious doubts about their combat effectiveness and damaging China’s credibility as an arms exporter.

Israel deployed around 200 fighter jets while the United...