China's official Global Times reacted swiftly to the U.S. drone strike that killed top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad and said (January 5) that it has raised concerns from Chinese netizens of drones being an increasingly dangerous instrument of war that could one day threaten China. It quoted Chinese experts to say that China is fully capable of defending targeted drone attacks and places great importance on having a complete air defense system and powerful military strength as deterrent. It said Chinese netizens and media feared targeted strikes from drones are changing the way a war is fought, which is very dangerous as such attacks are more unpredictable and ruthless. Wei Dongxu, a Beijing-based military analyst assured China has a complete national air defense system, making it very capable of defending surprise and targeted strikes from drones.  He added that China operates detection and early warning radars both on land and in the air, so it can spot hostile drones from multiple angles and levels. He added that the drones will then face China's aircraft interception network consisting of long, intermediate and short-range, as well as high, mid and low-altitude anti-aircraft missiles and guns. Soft kill is also an available option, which means China can jam enemy drones.