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    The Yugoslav authorities refused to cooperate with the West and resolutely refused to withdraw troops from Kosovo. Not only that, Novakovic also sent additional tactical forces to Kosovo under the instigation of radicals within the Yugoslav Communist Party.  At the same time, the Yugoslav Air Force also dispatched fighter planes to conduct air strikes on some important strongholds occupied by the KLA in Kosovo.

    During the reform in the 1990s, the Yugoslav Air Force did not purchase large quantities of China's fourth-generation fighters. Instead, it chose to purchase their abandoned MiG-29 fighters at low prices from countries such as Kazakhstan, the Far East and Siberia, and Czechoslovakia.

    This is because Yugoslavia¡¯s domestic aviation industry has introduced some good technologies after forming cooperation with China¡¯s Aviation Industry Corporation of China. Although it is not yet able to design and manufacture the overall fighter aircraft, it has mastered some capabilities in transforming fighter aircraft.  Especially with the participation of more experienced Chinese engineers, Yugoslavia spent two years completing the local transformation of the MiG-29 and conducting a relatively thorough upgrade of the MiG-29.

    The new MiG-29 uses the Chinese-produced Condor Doppler pulse radar, a relatively new fly-by-wire flight control system, and an advanced glass cockpit. More importantly, it integrates Chinese-made fighter weapons, such as  Thunderbolt air-to-air missiles, Thunder, Thunderstone and Feiteng series guided bombs, etc.  Certain optimizations have been made to the fighter system, allowing the Yugoslav version of the MiG-29 to increase its combat radius to about 1,000 kilometers.

    The ambitious Yugoslav Aviation Design Institute renamed its own version of the imitation MiG-29 as the Yug-5 "Sparrowhawk" and aimed at the Russian military. After the war in Russia, the Mikoyan Design Bureau was severely destroyed, and its defense spending dropped sharply.  , the chances of revitalizing the Russian aviation industry are slim, and it wants to use the Jayhawk fighter to fill the gap in the MiG-29 owners such as Cuba, India, Belarus, Bulgaria, Poland and other countries to improve their fighter capabilities.

    These countries often do not have very good economies, but they still need the MiG-29, the fourth-generation fighter jet, to support their air force. Therefore, if Yugoslavia can help them improve their performance, it is indeed a good choice.  And because China exports more advanced fighters such as the FC-1 at low prices to its SCO allies, Romania, Czechoslovakia and other countries, these countries that originally operated the MiG-29 have also given up on this model and resold them to  of Yugoslavia.

    Yugoslavia currently operates a total of 82 improved yug-5 Jayhawk fighter aircraft. Looking at the entire European region, they are a force that cannot be underestimated.  Because the Jayhawk was adapted from the MiG-29, its ground attack capabilities are relatively limited, and the Yugoslav Air Force mainly uses it for air defense operations.

    Yugoslavia has produced a lot of self-made semi-trainer and semi-light attack aircraft, but its capabilities for ground attack are actually relatively limited.  As a result, the Yugoslav Air Force purchased a batch of second-hand FBC-1 Flying Leopard fighter-bombers retired by China's HNA.  Weapons platform for concern.

    To deal with the Kosovo Liberation Army, the Yugoslav Air Force dispatched Flying Leopard fighter bombers. It was indeed a bit overkill. It used guided bombs mounted on composite pylons to bomb several important Kosovo liberation strongholds, causing considerable casualties.  , and even several senior cadres of KLA were bombed to death in a meeting place, which was regarded as a big victory for the Yugoslav People's Army.

    After the Yugoslav ruling group represented by Novakovic became more tough and aggressive in dealing with KLA, although KLA was supported by the Kosovo Albanian people, it was still exposed that they were just a group of people who were instigated and received only a small amount of military training.  cannon fodder militants.  They have no way of occupying larger cities, and government troops can drive them out of the city as soon as they arrive.  Although some militants are stubbornly resisting in the city, it is obvious that the People's Army's offensive is particularly determined.  Even if the city is destroyed on a large scale, this group of dangerous militants must be completely eliminated.

    Of course, when the war really comes, many Albanians who originally supported KLA and Rugova¡¯s Democratic Union of Kosovo to achieve Kosovo¡¯s independence have to reflect on it.  Obvious independence cannot be achieved without bloodshed, and for the name of an independent country, which cannot be eaten or used, I have lost my stable life and the lives of my relatives and friends. I believe many people can decide whether this is a cost-effective thing or not.  clear.

    The Kosovo Liberation Army can no longer support itself, and the dawn of Yugoslavia¡¯s victory is approaching.  This is obviously not something that the United States and its Western allies can accept. Such a window of opportunity finally appears, and it must not be allowed to simply disappear like this.

    After Yugoslavia bombed Kosovo, OSCE rotating chairman Wolfgang condemned Yugoslavia¡¯s actions that intensified military conflicts and caused certain civilian casualties, and called on the Yugoslav People¡¯s Army to cease fire immediately and not to continue to escalate the situation.

    This is also the weird logic of some people in the West. If it continues to develop, it will obviously be the eradication of scientific solutions and the situation will be stable.Later, they said that the situation would escalate. This shows that there is no moral integrity and conscience in international politics.

    Then NATO Secretary-General Solana jumped out and publicly stated: " Yugoslavia's actions are not allowed and undermine peace and stability and worsen the situation. NATO is re-analyzing and evaluating the situation and is inclined to use more  Effective means to prevent the Yugoslav side from continuing to violate the rights and interests of the Kosovars.¡±

    This statement immediately declared that NATO was ready to use force against Yugoslavia.  Sure enough, one day later, U.S. President Clinton issued an ultimatum to Yugoslavia, demanding that Yugoslavia return to Rambouillet for peace negotiations, accept the Rambouillet Proclamation, grant Kosovo nearly independent autonomy, and at the same time completely withdraw its troops from Kosovo.  .  If Yugoslavia refuses to implement the Rambouillet Proclamation, the United States and NATO will attack Yugoslavia to force Yugoslavia to accept the content of the Proclamation.

    Once Clinton¡¯s ultimatum came out, it could be said that one stone stirred up a thousand waves.  In the various slogans of the United States and NATO, the words Yugoslavia and Kosovo are all mentioned, but China does not appear.  Although China is an extraterritorial country, there is no doubt that it is also a stakeholder because of the existence of military bases.  The United States and NATO have no intention of taking care of China's face and directly ignore China's existence.

    Even the media in some European countries are worried about this, because judging from China's consistent performance in recent years, it is absolutely impossible for China to back down. It will protect its interests in Yugoslavia extremely strongly, and even with the United States and NATO  Using troops is not impossible.

    The more optimistic people believe that although China has a large number of troops stationed in Yugoslavia, with 9,000 troops, they are guest troops after all, and NATO's power can definitely drive China out of Europe. At that time, China would have to travel thousands of miles from  East Asia is deploying troops and generals, and the war is likely to be abandoned. For cost-effectiveness and pragmatism considerations, China will probably not take the risk of war with the West to protect Yugoslavia.

    ¡°¡­In the case of a limited war, it is basically impossible for China to defeat the NATO coalition forces on the European battlefield. Even if China¡¯s military equipment and training levels are better than the European average, except for the successful invasion of Europe by the Mongol Empire in the Middle Ages,  Even Ottoman Turkey no longer has the ability to fully invade the interior of Europe. The current situation is different from that in ancient times, and the military strength of European countries cannot be underestimated. Coupled with the full involvement of the United States, China cannot get benefits in Yugoslavia.  And even if China is determined to engage in an all-out war with the Western free world, the European battlefield is definitely not a place where they can feel relaxed. No matter how well China fights in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific, they can only fail in Europe.  By."

    The British BBC special political commentator poignantly analyzed that the relationship between China and Britain was not very good, especially the war between Nanyang and the United Kingdom, which was basically the Chinese fighting the British. After that war, the British vitality was seriously damaged.  , which took years to barely recover, and also gave the British people a syndrome that prevented Britain from getting involved in any overseas war that had nothing to do with its own interests.

    The German media believes that China and NATO are dancing on the edge of a knife, which is extremely dangerous, because improper handling may cause the outbreak of World War III.  However, from a rational point of view, it seems unlikely that China and the West will go to full-scale war because of Yugoslavia, because it is not worth it. Europe and the United States do not have much interest in Yugoslavia, and China is not worthy of challenging the entire Western camp for Yugoslavia.  Therefore, commentators believe that the game between China and the United States over the Kosovo issue is actually more of a battle of wills.

    Peace and development are still the themes of the world at this time. Although the competition between China and the United States for world dominance has become increasingly clear, there is still a large amount of economic cooperation between China and the United States. With the rise of China, the trend of economic globalization has become even more intense.  A deeper influence than the other plane.  The disaster that an all-out war would bring to the entire world and even human civilization is immeasurable. Most rational people believe that China and the United States will never break out into a hot war over Yugoslavia and Kosovo.

    Now it is still a battle for the east wind to prevail over the west wind. Both sides are unwilling to lose verbally and with momentum. But when it comes to a real war, I am afraid that neither the domestic public opinion base nor the will and determination of the leadership groups will be enough to support the two countries.  Pull up their respective allies and fight.

    This judgment is actually very reasonable. In fact, including the top leaders of China and the United States, no one is willing to fight such a war. However, there are guys like Qi Yiming who are eager for a war to determine the overall situation. Some domestic people affected by him are  Hawkish politicians also firmly believe that China is superior to the United States in terms of military capabilities. With such expectations, although the impact of the war will be huge, the benefits after victory will also be huge.  Therefore, relatively speaking, China has a better ability to withstand the outbreak of war.
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