September 15thThe United States and Japan conducted a joint military exercise in the East Sea called the "Free Tape 25", which will last until 19th, claiming that it is still an old set of "defense of regional peace", but looking at the location and battle, this crown prince's statement is obviously not so convincing.
And according to the Russian media disclosed, after the military exercise, the US and South Korea will also hold another round of joint troop promotion, in fact, since the 9.3 parade, the United States and its younger brother in the East Sea, the South China Sea and even the Taiwan Sea have done similar things more than once, for example, the last time Australia and Canada's two warships had a provocative meaningful crossing the Taiwan Strait, being monitored by the Liberation Army.
In fact, after the 9.3 parade, the mood of the U.S. West is very complex, on the one hand, shock and aversion, and on the other hand, hopes to deliberately show some tough gestures, to show China "we are not afraid", which is probably a compensatory psychology.
It is precisely because of this kind of compensation psychology that the United States plans to make a big deal. According to the Russian media, the Pentagon of the United States has approved a sum of tens of billions of funds for the research and development of new secret weapons, aiming directly at China.
9.3 Military parade
It's been many days since the 9.3 military parade ended, but the aftermath is still there. In the eyes of many western media, this military parade is not only a commemorative ceremony, but also a display of China's latest military capabilities. Needless to say, the solemn queue during the military parade, and The East 61、 "Thunder-1", "Julian-3"As well as the deployment of various advanced combat weapons such as high-speed anti-ship missiles, unmanned submarines, new types of unmanned aircraft, etc., it is difficult not to pay attention to the outside world.
Western media is widespread. "Shock", "Milestone", "Military Modernization" and "Strategic Balance"Words to describe this parade.
of Italy. The newspaper.express "The 9.3 military parade released such a signal that the international order can no longer allow the West to continue to dominate."
Newspapers like BBC in Britain and CNN in the United States, which have always had a certain "anti-China" color, both called the 9.3 military parade "the Chinese army's big show" and "unprecedented military strength."
But the West’s praise is to be listened to, but it doesn’t mean that we should be relaxed, because less than a month after the 9/3 parade, the news is coming that the Pentagon is preparing a secret weapons development program that is aimed at “fighting” China.
What about the US secret weapons program?
Shortly after the military parade, some Russian media exposed a plan that was hard to go unnoticed through the Pentagon's fiscal year 2026 budget document, code-named “SHOTCALLER”, to the effect of "key decision makers" or "those who command the overall situation".
According to disclosures, the Pentagon has approved more than tens of billions of dollars in funding for research and development 25 speciesNew confidential weapons to strengthen their long-range strike capabilities and clearly point to the Asia-Pacific region and China. The report said these weapons will serve The Pacific Deterrence InitiativeThe goal is to “build fast and overwhelming long-range strike capabilities.”
It can be said that the remaining wave after Beijing's parade is still there, largely because the United States realizes that China is far more powerful than it imagined, so weapons are tightened, and this so-called "SHOTCALLER" plan is clearly one of the manifestations of the United States' beginning of panic.
There is very little information available about the current "SHOTCALLER", but there are a lot of places to compile, and some critical information can also be obtained based on the focus by foreign media and the Russian side, as well as the speculation of the parties.
Let's talk about the budget first. In its fiscal year 2026 budget, the Pentagon allocated more than $10.8 billion The funding will be used to support prototyping and preliminary testing of 25 secret weapons, which means that the $10.8 billion allocation is likely to be just the beginning.
As for the types of weapons, according to the existing information industry, these weapons include long-range missile systems, reconnaissance and tracking technology, anti-ship or anti-air systems with high speed and high concealment, and strike and defense systems that can be used in space or near-space environments. For equipment, many Classified items are currently marked as "Classified", that is, confidential.
Some of the leaked project codes are "Asgard", "Epic", "Black Marlin, etc.", and you can probably see some clues.
Furthermore, “SHOTCALLER” is currently considered to be dominated by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of Strategic Capabilities, and of course there may be changes.
The purpose of the report is not only to improve weapons performance, but also to optimize the integration of weapons with sensing, communication, and command chains, and to accelerate the detection of targets to the execution of strikes. “Kill chain”Speed. In other words, there are not only many weapons, but also the strike chain should be fast, wide in coverage, and overwhelming.
If these weapons were really put into service, then the U.S. military’s long-range strike capabilities would obviously have a qualitative boost, which could have an impact not only on China, but on the security landscape of the entire Asia-Pacific region.
A spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry has repeatedly reiterated that China adheres to the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, does not engage in vicious competition, does not engage in confrontation with major powers, and does not intend to challenge who or replace who.
And the destruction of regional stability by the United States, indeed, is not once or twice, taking the recent various joint military exercises, it can be said to be infinitely.
Military exercises are too frequent.
After the 9.3 military parade, the actions of the United States and its allies can be described as "intensive", and various joint exercises occur frequently, almost as if they were testing the bottom line of China's response.
For example, the United States, Japan and South Korea are currently holding joint military exercises called "Freedom Blade-25" in and above the East China Sea, as well as "Nail Hammer" war games. What is the official caliber of these exercises "conventional military training" and "Strategic deterrence exercises", but the frequency and scale are so large that neighboring countries can't ignore them.
North Korea, for example, has responded to the recent accusation that the U.S. and Japanese exercises are risky acts, and said that this will undermine the stability of the Korean Peninsula and the Northeast Asia region, which may cause unnecessary "security confrontation".
Kim Jong-un, Deputy Secretary of the Central Committee of the Labour Party of North Korea, said: “Mexico and other countries ‘show muscles’ have chosen the wrong place.”And if any bad outcome happens, these countries will "At your own peril".
Like this "Free Tilt 25", Japan's so-called "Self Defense Forces" immediately put 700 people to participate in military exercises, and this month, the United States directly in Japan temporarily deployed the medium-range missile "Typhon", the range of the missile is enough to cover the Middle East region of China.
The purpose of the deployment of the missile is to ensure that the United States and Japan can hold the so-called "determined dragon" joint military exercises within the next two weeks, the provocation of which is full of meaning, the Russian side said that "the United States should stop the provocation", while the Chinese side discouraged the United States and Japan to "act cautiously", and the Foreign Ministry had previously expressed "solid opposition".
Summary
Obviously, the United States was a little flustered because of the stimulation of various advanced weapons in the 9.3 military parade, but whether the United States can use this plan to produce quite advanced weapons is another matter.