{"id":184483,"date":"2010-01-15T10:22:14","date_gmt":"2010-01-15T15:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nw0.eu\/2010\/01\/15\/china-tests-interceptor-missile.html"},"modified":"2010-01-15T10:22:14","modified_gmt":"2010-01-15T15:22:14","slug":"china-tests-interceptor-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/184483","title":{"rendered":"China tests interceptor missile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Al Jazeera <\/a>
\nTuesday , January 12th, 2010<\/span><\/p>\n

China has successfully tested its advanced air defence
\ncapabilities, intercepting a missile in mid-flight within its
\nterritory, state media reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe test has achieved the expected objective,\u201d the
\nofficial Xinhua news agency quoted the foreign ministry as saying on
\nTuesday.<\/p>\n

The report on the \u201cground-based mid-course missile
\ninterception technology\u201d comes amid tensions over US<\/a> arms sales
\nto Taiwan.<\/p>\n

Last week the US<\/a> cleared a sale of advanced Patriot air defence
\nmissiles to Taiwan despite opposition from Beijing, a move which could
\nchill ties at a time when China and the US<\/a> are also wary about trade
\ndisputes and economic strains.<\/p>\n

Full article here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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