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China denies testing a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, says it was a spacecraft - CNN
Oct 18, 2021 54 secs
The Financial Times reported Sunday that "China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August that circled the globe before speeding towards its target, demonstrating an advanced space capability that caught US intelligence by surprise." The report cited unnamed sources "briefed on the intelligence."

When asked about the report at a regular press briefing Monday, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the August test was "a spacecraft, not a missile."

"This test was a routine spacecraft experiment to verify the reusable technology of spacecraft, which is of great significance for reducing the cost of spacecraft use.

It can provide a convenient and cheap way for humans to use space peacefully.

Many companies in the world have carried out similar experiments," Zhao said.

He said that "what separated from the spacecraft before returning was the supporting equipment of the spacecraft, which was burned and disintegrated in the process of falling into the atmosphere and landed on the high seas."

"China will work together with other countries in the world to benefit mankind in the peaceful use of space," he said.

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