Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian
CNN: China denies testing a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, says it was a spacecraft
Beijing (CNN)China has denied a report that it tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, saying on Monday that the test was instead a "routine spacecraft experiment."
The Financial Times reported Sunday that "China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August that circled the globe before speeding towards its target, demonstrating an advanced space capability that caught US intelligence by surprise."
The report cited unnamed sources "briefed on the intelligence."
When asked about the report at a regular press briefing Monday, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the August test was "a spacecraft, not a missile."
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WNU Editor: No one is going to believe China's denials.
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3 comments:
But our intel types are so sure. Did the Chinese take out a carload of children too?
And US Intel agencies shocked. SHOCKED! To say nothing of technology transfers to Skolkovo by the Clintons. Who enrolled this tech to proliferate among our enemies. But Bill sure got some great speech fees in Russia.
Curiously China is always telling their civilian launch, why making this one secret?
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