China test fires ballistic missile into Pacific Ocean

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China test fires ballistic missile into Pacific Ocean

China publicly acknowledged for the first time that it successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, in a move likely to raise international concerns about the country’s nuclear build-up.

The ICBM, carrying a dummy warhead, was launched by the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force at 10.44am AEST and “fell into expected sea areas,” the Chinese defence ministry said in a statement, adding it was a “routine arrangement in our annual training plan” and not directed at any country or target.

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