{"id":413675,"date":"2024-09-26T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=413675"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"China-test-fires-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-into-Pacific-Ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/China-test-fires-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-into-Pacific-Ocean\/","title":{"rendered":"China test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile into Pacific Ocean"},"content":{"rendered":"

TAIPEI (AP)\u2014<\/strong>China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The ICBM carried a dummy warhead and fell into a designated area of the sea, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The launch by the People\u2019s Liberation Army was part of routine annual training.<\/p>\n

It said the launch complied with international law and was not directed against any country or target.<\/p>\n

It is unclear how often China conducts tests over such a distance. In 1980, China launched an ICBM into the South Pacific.<\/p>\n

A map published in Chinese newspapers at the time showed the target area as roughly a circle in the center of a ring formed by the Solomon Islands, Nauru, the Gilbert Islands, Tuvalu, western Samoa, Fiji and the New Hebrides.<\/p>\n

The U.S. and non-governmental organizations have said China has been building up its missile silos, but it\u2019s unclear how many missiles and nuclear warheads it has added to its arsenal.<\/p>\n

The People\u2019s Liberation Army, which functions as the ruling Communist Party\u2019s military wing, runs China\u2019s space program, which has established an orbital station and has ambitions to set up a Moon base and land a spacecraft on Mars.<\/p>\n

Rocketry has long been part of China\u2019s development into a major global power, spurring nationalism and growth that has made China the world\u2019s second-largest economy.<\/p>\n

The U.S. remains China\u2019s main global rival, although Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and others have territorial disputes with Beijing that occasionally threaten to develop into military clashes.<\/p>\n

China maintains a \u201cno first use\u201d of nuclear weapons policy, even as its desire for regional predominance grows.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Spectators wave Chinese flags as military vehicles carrying DF-41 nuclear ballistic missiles roll during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019.<\/p>\n

-AP
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