China Downplays India's MIRV Test Success, Acknowledges Technical Leap

BEIJING (March 14, 2024) – China has responded to India's successful Agni-V missile test, equipped with Multiple Independently Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology. While downplaying the immediate threat, Chinese state-run media and experts acknowledge India's significant technological progress.

Liu Zongyi, director of the Center for South Asia Studies at the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, maintains that China remains unconcerned. He asserts that India's overall military strength still lags behind China's, downplaying the immediate impact of the test on the regional power balance.

However, the Global Times, China's state-run media, concedes India's growing prowess in ballistic missile technology. An anonymous Beijing-based military expert recognizes India's ability to launch multiple satellites with a single rocket, highlighting this advancement as the cornerstone of developing MIRV systems. The expert stresses that India's progress should not be completely overlooked.

This measured response represents China's calculated approach. It attempts to diminish any perception of immediate strategic vulnerability while subtly acknowledging India's increasing technological sophistication.

India's advancement in MIRV technology marks a significant milestone in its defense capabilities. With MIRVs, a single missile can deliver multiple warheads to different targets, potentially altering the strategic dynamics within the region. While China downplays the immediate threat, this development underscores India's determination to bolster its military might.

 

[rtnguy]

Dude Chinese DF41 is a monster and 2nd only to Sarmat missile. Agni 5 can carry 4-6 warheads to around 6000km. Impressive but not P5 level which have ICBMs which can carry 3-12 warheads over 12000-18000km. India is a P6.

 

[Rajesh]

It is not due to the fear of Indian missile launch that china is sending their tracking ships to coast near to India ( first it was srilanka and when that was blocked china found another lap dog in Maldives to dock their ship)but just to sight seeing for the new sailors. They are absolutely right we still lag in the missiles technology where the launched missile falls at the same place it was launched even Pakistan does possess such Chinese technology showing their superiority is that one tech, where as our missile would land hundreds or thousands of kilometres away.

 

[Pink Panther]

Why you want to sit on it & tour the world?🤣😁

You do it first and show it, i will do it next 😜🤪😛

 

[Pink Panther]

How did u come to the conclusion that it is 3 mirv warheads. It was speculated by media that it might be 2-10 warhead and possibly some could be dummy or even that too might be just speculations.

All yesterdays articles about AGNI-5 said it only has 3 warheads including decoys.

 

[Pink Panther]

Lets hope we never have to use it and neither does china. Main role of ICBM should be deterrance.

It is just guarantee and warranty against Chinese N attacks, just to scare them and respect us equally.

 

[Prashu Sam]

Go stay there if you find the bat eaters so good.

China downplays because it has superior missiles and technology. They are observing India and knows that we are not credible threat yet and can be countered just by arming PAK. It is India that need to keep raising bar and do that in short time and not the usual relax time. Now what is wrong in that assessment and why would anyone need to go and stay in China for that?

I see this arrogance from top leadership where they can not take criticism and this is not even criticism it is just facts.

 

[Prashu Sam]

It's an overkill & moreover with demographic decline cheenks will not have the stomach for a nuke war.

China do have stomach for Nuk war. First they are not afraid of world reaction (Refer China Virus Pandemic)

Second they will not be affected by nuclear fall out due to Himalay and Tibetiean plateau.
China never afraid of killing or either get millions killed. Read their history in recent time there were 20 million dead during Dong regime.
China killed 10K students in Tienman and world was helpless to watch. So They are different beast and need to counter them in different way. Mr. Jaishankar is doing great job explaining and managing around the negotiable table where Military build up match in hopefully years.

They do worry about Indian retaliation but except Arihant, We do not have capability to drop Nuke on China

Our planes and ballistic missiles will be shot down easily.

This is reality and facts and do not cover up under your pseudo nationalist ideology. If you want to counter you need to find ways to sneak in and create threat for China and make sure that we will use Nukes in case of attack./

 

[Pink Panther]

If they are observing it doesn't mean they are scared. US observes Iran/North Korean capabilities but they are hardly scared of them. Until we have MIRV 5,000 KM SLBM K5 we cannot rest.

We need K9 or K10 that can go to any latitude and longitude of Earth as a security guarantee against communist China.

 

[Pink Panther]

China never afraid of killing or either get millions killed. Read their history in recent time there were 20 million dead during Dong regime.

They are a communist Nation, they are not afraid of their people getting killed.

 

[Pink Panther]

China downplays because it has superior missiles.

Yes they do, but untested.

 

[Pink Panther]

Dude Chinese DF41 is a monster and 2nd only to Sarmat missile. Agni 5 can carry 4-6 warheads to around 6000km. Impressive but not P5 level which have ICBMs which can carry 3-12 warheads over 12000-18000km. India is a P6.

But India has the tech to launch more than 100 ward head, India launched 104 satellites in one go, that is MIRV.

 

[Pink Panther]

It's an overkill & moreover with demographic decline cheenks will not have the stomach for a nuke war.

Communist China doesn’t care about their people, so they have more stomach, only groups like QUAD can dissuade them, but GOI keeps it’s legs on both sides of the fence as usual.

 

[Suresh s jhunhunwala Jhunjhunw]

This is very good news. At the same time we should induct quantum physics in defence sector.

 

[Tls Mani]

Never give in to chinkies expansionist revisionist & capitalist hegemonist policies anywhere in universe.

 

[Varaaah]

Its good that they downplay it. It means, they can themselves not accuse India of being a threat. For that, they use Pakistan.

 

[Guna]

China is laughing stock in the market whatever china is pigshit.don trust china