Beijing Mocks America By Saying Their New 21,000mph Nuclear-Capable Hypersonic Missile Is 'A New Blow To The US's Mentality Of Strategic Superiority Over China (Update)

A report from the Financial Times, which cited five unnamed intelligence sources, said the Chinese military launched the Long March rocket in August carrying a 'hypersonic glide vehicle' into low orbit. It circled the globe before descending towards its target, which it missed by about two dozen miles. The system would be able to overcome US anti-ballistic missile defence systems that are based in Alaska and set up to shoot down projectiles coming over the North Pole - the Chinese system would be able to strike the US from the south  

Daily Mail: 'It is inevitable that China will take an upper hand over the US': Chinese state media celebrates new nuclear-capable 21,000mph missile that can circle Earth in low orbit before striking anywhere from space in MINUTES 

* Report from Financial Times said test showed China had made 'astounding progress' on hypersonic weapons 

* Hypersonic missile launched in August, circled the globe at low orbit and missed target by two dozen miles 

* US intelligence was caught off guard as US is one of eight nations developing their own hypersonic missiles 

* An op-ed in Chinese state media said the test shows the 'unstoppable trend that China is narrowing the gap with the US in some key military technologies' 

Beijing has mocked America by saying their secret test of a 21,000mph nuclear-capable missile, which orbited the globe before returning to Earth to strike its target, is a 'new blow to the US's mentality of strategic superiority over China'. 

The jibe follows a report from the Financial Times, which cited five unnamed intelligence sources, said the Chinese military launched the Long March rocket in August carrying a 'hypersonic glide vehicle' into low orbit. 

It circled the globe before descending towards its target, which is missed by about two dozen miles, in a technological development that would overcome US anti-ballistic missile systems.  

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WNU Editor: This new weapon will make America's missile defense system worthless. 

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