“The scheduled scientific research and experiments in our territory [are] normal, and those tests are not targeted at any country and specific goals,” said the ministry in response to a report of the test published Thursday by the Free Beacon.
U.S. defense officials disclosed the latest test of what the Pentagon calls the Wu-14 hypersonic glide vehicle and said the most recent test, conducted June 7 in western China, involved extreme maneuvers by the high-speed strike weapon.
The advanced strategic strike weapon travels at speed of up to 10 times the speed of sound, or more than 7,600 miles per hour.
The Wu-14 test was carried out amid heightened tensions between the United States and China over Chinese aggression in the South China Sea.
The test also took place days before a top Chinese military leader, Gen. Fan Changlong, vice
Defense Secretary Ash Cater met Fan at the Pentagon on Friday and discussed China’s island building in the South China Sea.
MORE:
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-confirms-hypersonic-missile-test/