Last Saturday, January 23, China held a “dress rehearsal” for the war with the United States over Taiwan, Forbes writes.
Thus, the American magazine commented on the dispatch by Beijing towards the island of H-6K bombers equipped with YJ-12 anti-ship missiles. The publication notes that the American aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt was in the region at the same time.
According to the magazine, bombers are needed to attack US ships, as well as to prepare to land on the island. “And this war, if and when it starts, could start with Chinese bombers heading for Taiwan, as it happened on Saturday,” the newspaper writes.
The magazine notes that the H-6K was accompanied by J-16 fighters and a Y-8 patrol aircraft in the air.
“There are more than 200 H-6 units in service with China. It is safe to assume that many of them will take part in the air war for Taiwan, which will likely also include strikes against US bases in the region,” writes edition.
In January, Breaking Defense, referring to a statement by the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General James McConville, announced that to counter the Chinese threat in the Asia-Pacific region, the United States Army will use only available reserves, in particular resources from the Army Prepositioned Stocks (APS) , a fleet of army jet skis, which was previously planned to be disbanded, and one of the experimental missile groups capable of operating in multi-domain conditions of warfare.