REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BEIJING \u2013 A viral phenomenon has emerged in China\namid the raging war in the Middle East. Chinese engineering experts are\nenthusiastically helping Iran fight the US voluntarily, without payment\nor government support. This phenomenon first appeared on 14 March when a\ndetailed tutorial on how to down an F-35 jet circulated on Chinese\nsocial media.<\/p>\n
The tutorial video was created by the account \u201cLaohu Talks World\u201d\nwith a title in Persian. In detail, the video explains how Iran can use\na low-cost system to target and destroy advanced stealth US jets.<\/p>\n
Since it was uploaded, the video has immediately reached tens of\nmillions of viewers. Five days later, on 19 March, Iran claimed to have\nsuccessfully struck one F-35 jet.<\/p>\n
Recently, on Chinese social media, many netizens with backgrounds in\nscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) have created\naccounts and shared content aimed at helping Iran in the war against the\nUS-Israel. Some have appeared with knowledge of military weaponry.<\/p>\n
Their content covers a wide spectrum, such as providing accurate\ncoordinates of US military bases in the Middle East, offering missile\nstrategies against US aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf, and defence\nsimulations anticipating US ground attacks on Kharg Island.<\/p>\n
The scale of China\u2019s STEM resources is known to be significant. China\ncurrently produces five million STEM graduates every year, about 1.3\nmillion of whom are engineering graduates. This figure far exceeds the\nUS, which produces 130,000 engineers annually.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany of the (creators) are students working in the military\nequipment industry,\u201d said a source from the South China Morning Post\n(SCMP).<\/p>\n
The Laohu account provides detailed analysis for Iran, underscoring\nhow low-cost weapons such as infrared missiles, mobile launchers, and\nsensors can challenge advanced US weaponry systems, including aircraft\ncarriers. An SCMP source described Laohu\u2019s work as based on seeking\npersonal recognition rather than profit.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is not short of money at the moment. He makes those videos for\nfun,\u201d said the source.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, more than 1,000 Iranian civilians have died as a result of\nUS-Israel aggression, including an attack that killed 168 children at\nMinab school. This tragedy is reported to have also sparked anger and\nsympathy among Chinese citizens, leading some to resolve to help Iran\nagainst the US.<\/p>\n
According to the aforementioned SCMP source, Chinese citizens\u2019\nsentiments reflect the main goal of the volunteers - a desire to shatter\nthe long-standing myth of US military dominance. Some military analysts\nin China view this phenomenon as part of a decentralisation trend where\ncontent creators use intelligence information to produce military\nanalysis for the outside world.<\/p>\n
So far, there is no evidence that the analyses from these content\ncreators have directly influenced Iran\u2019s success in shooting down US\njets. The Iranian Embassy in China did not immediately respond to SCMP\u2019s\nrequest for confirmation regarding this phenomenon.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/chinese-content-creators-behind-irans-success-in-downing-advanced-us-jets-1775656298", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }