China Confirms That It Has Successfully Tested A Hypersonic Missile Delivery Test

China's Communist Party-affiliated Global Times newspaper on Tuesday published a graphic showing the potential flight of China's recent test of a hypersonic glide vehicle, following disclosure of the report in Free Beacon / Global Times

China Confirms Hypersonic Missile Delivery Test -- Voice of America

China has conducted an experimental flight of a hypersonic missile delivery vehicle designed to travel several times faster than the speed of sound.

Beijing's Defense Ministry did not comment on the outcome of the test, which it called scientific in nature and not targeted at any particular country.

But Larry Wortzel, Vice President for Foreign Policies and Defense Studies at the Heritage Foundation, says China's military development indicates it is clearly focused on one country as a potential adversary.

"Chinese military planners really seem convinced that their most likely enemy and their greatest potential threat is the United States. They have a lot of other concerns. Things are not great with Russia even though they buy a lot. Things are a lot worse with Japan. But they focus on us (U.S.) and they focus on our (American) technology.

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