China says it tested new missile in northeastern sea

Source: AFP | 23:45 UTC+8 May 9, 2017 |

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CHINA has recently tested a new type of guided missile in a northeastern sea near the Korean peninsula, the defence ministry said Tuesday.

The test in the Bohai Sea was conducted to "raise the operational capability of the armed forces and effectively respond to threats to national security," the ministry said in a brief statement.

The statement did not say when the launch took place, only that it happened "recently".

It did not give any details about the missile nor the type of platform from which it was launched.

The US military has installed an anti-missile defence system in South Korea to deter North Korea, but China sees the deployment as a threat to the regional security balance and its own ballistic missile capabilities.

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China says it tested new missile in northeastern sea

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