China's military releases imagery of the missile, showing the projectile soaring into the air in a plum of smoke from an undisclosed location.
China 's military releases imagery of the missile, showing the projectile soaring into the air in a plum of smoke from an undisclosed location.Analysts say the imagery suggested the launch could be of a Dongfeng-31 AG intercontinental ballistic missile, unveiled during a military parade in 2017. / Photo: Getty Images
The launch sparked protests from countries in the region, with China's neighbour Japan saying it had not been given advance notice and Taiwan expressing"solemn condemnation". "The Chinese authorities previously notified their French counterparts of this test," the French High Commission said in a statement, adding that France would make its position on the test known.
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