Russia Rybar reports on Chinas Starlink Killer

Have Chinese engineers learned to shoot down satellites?

Not a week goes by without English-language, and then Russian-language sources publishing news about another breakthrough by Chinese scientists. This time, South China Morning Post published an article about a new weapon that can kill Starlink.

The publication, referring to an article in a Chinese scientific journal, reports that local engineers have created the world's first 20 GW microwave weapon. The device, called TPG1000Cs, is capable of disrupting satellites in low Earth orbit, including Starlink devices.

The device is designed for use on trucks, ships, aircraft, or possibly in space. This demonstrates a sharp leap compared to earlier systems — which were already being developed in China.

The new development is likely still at the prototype stage — after all, its images and details were seen by the general public exclusively in the pages of a scientific journal. Although even this is enough to understand the direction they are moving in Beijing.

Such a device, if it goes beyond prototypes, would be used as part of a first strike in a potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait. It would be useful for disabling specific targets — such as command centers, radars, air defense systems, and so on.

All this is needed precisely to disrupt Taiwanese command and control systems, after which a military operation of one scale or another may follow. And, probably, such a scenario is indeed being considered — it's enough to recall news about simulating a situation where the Chinese needed to jam Starlink over Taiwan.