China says it has tested an advanced missile interception system, a move that serves as a reminder of the rapidly progressing technological upgrade of its military capabilities.
A one-sentence statement via Xinhua, the official news agency, said only that the country had “tested a mid-course missile interception technology on domestic territory”, that the launch met its expected objective and was defensive in nature and not aimed at any country.
The test is expected to strain relations with Washington again at a time when there has been growing criticism from Beijing against arms sales by the US to Taiwan.
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