A set of Chinese integrated electronic countermeasure system made its debut at the ongoing 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China, in the southern coastal city of Zhuhai.
The sand table of the electronic countermeasure system integrating various means to combat and interfere, such as communication countermeasure, radar countermeasure, and optoelectronic countermeasure, is on display at the booth of China Electronics Corporation (CEC).
"The sand table is also called electronic air defense system. This device is a jamming station against the radar of airborne early warning aircraft. It can reduce the detection capability of early warning aircraft by 70 to 80 percent. This is a jammer for the command, navigation and jamming groups, which mainly destroys the enemy's command link, communication link and data link," said Pan Shilong, vice general manager at sales support department of the ELINC China Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of CEC.
The sand table showcases a regional integrated electronic information system composed of 35 types of equipment, which simulates and restores the combat scenario of ground-to-air electronic countermeasures, according to Pan.
Multiple devices such as jamming stations and jammers in the sand table formed a joint operating group to detect the enemy's position in advance, after which jamming equipment can interfere with the targets, thereby weakening or destroying the effectiveness of the enemy's electronic equipment, said Pan.
"Different from the previous air defense systems that were mainly based on hard kill, we are now mainly focusing on soft kill. With two years of development, we have got the ability to systematize these equipment and have achieved remarkable results in the international market. The level of our equipment can meet the needs of international users," said Pan.
China's electronic countermeasure system makes debut at Airshow China
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's official visit to China signals a policy shift towards building a more pragmatic relationship between the two countries, according to a Canadian researcher.
Carney arrived in Beijing on Wednesday to begin an official visit to China through Saturday, which marks the first trip by a Canadian Prime Minister to the country in eight years.
Robert Hanlon, director and principal investigator of Canada and the Asia Pacific Policy Project (CAPPP) at Thompson Rivers University in British Columbia, told the China Global Television Network (CGTN) that Carney's visit indicates Canada is recalibrating its strategic perception of China, which could cement the foundation for the country's economic diversification efforts and boost the development of bilateral cooperation.
"I think it's a clear message that he has moved Canada's strategy to a much more pragmatic, interest-based, -focused relationship with our trading partners, moving away from values-based narratives that we might have heard on previous governments. Canada has spoken about moving from what the Prime Minister's Office is calling "from reliance to resilience", and that means diversifying our economies and our trade everywhere in the world. And so China being our second largest trading partner, it makes perfect sense for our PM to head to Beijing," he said.
The scholar also noted the huge cooperation potential between the two sides in economic and trade fields, citing Canada's efforts to step up shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and the planned construction of an oil pipeline in Alberta which aims to increase export access to Asian markets. "Canada and China both share tremendous economic opportunities together and so finding ways to enhance our exports. Canada specifically looking to build out its LNG and oil, kind of export market. We know Canada is a major producer of critical minerals and China is a buyer. And so there's a lot of synergy between that kind of those kind of markets," he said.
Canadian PM's visit to China paves way for more pragmatic trade ties: scholar
