Support us China's HQ-16F missile defense system signals Beijing's concern of a wider Taiwan war. Image: X Screengrab China’s deployment of the HQ-16F missile opposite Taiwan reflects Beijing’s growing concern that future wars may be fought not just across the Strait, but deep inside the mainland itself. This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that China has deployed a sophisticated new medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, believed to be the HQ-16F, to frontline military units stationed directly opposite Taiwan. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV aired footage on Friday (June 5) documenting the first live-fire and operational assessment of the weapon by the 73rd Group Army. The strategic unit, headquartered in Xiamen, Fujian province, traveled thousands of kilometers to the northwestern Gobi Desert to conduct drills, during which a mobile-launched missile reportedly successfully intercepted an incoming target 50 kilometers away. Designed to enhance the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command’s capabilities, the wingless, high-efficiency missile employs four tail fins, an integrated motor and advanced thrust vectoring to engage highly evasive, low-altitude or supersonic threats.
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