BEIJING: The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile carrying a dummy warhead into the high seas in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday morning, China’s Ministry of National Defense said.
Xinhua cited Ministry of National Defense as saying the missile fell into expected sea areas. It added that this was a usual arrangement in the annual training plan and relevant nations had been notified in advance. The launch has tested weaponry performance and military training effectiveness and achieved desired results, the ministry said.
A Japan Coast Guard official stated that it had also received a navigation warning from Beijing on Monday for “space debris” in three zones in South China Sea on Wednesday. However, the official refused to confirm the nature of the missile launch.
It is rare for Beijing to fire long-range missiles into the sea as it often prefers to test them unannounced in isolated regions as Inner Mongolia.
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