Soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) take part in a military parade to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the army at the Zhurihe military training base in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, July 30, 2017. China Daily via REUTERS
Channel News Asia: China says carries out another anti-missile test
BEIJING: China has successfully carried out another test of an anti-missile intercept system, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday, describing it as defensive and not aimed at any country.
China has been ramping up research into all sorts of missiles, from those which can destroy satellites in space to advanced nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles, as part of an ambitious modernisation scheme overseen by President Xi Jinping.
The Defence Ministry said in a brief statement the "ground-based midcourse anti-missile intercept technology" had been tested on Monday within China's borders.
"The test reached its expected goals," the ministry said. "This test was defensive and not aimed at any country."
It provided no other details.
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Meanwhile the US missile test over Hawaii failed just last week. Embarrassing. Billions spent. We need to ensure our tech works and the money doesn't just go to someone's pocket. This is life and death.
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