The Chinese Navy successfully conducted the test launch of a ¡°strategic missile¡± by a nuclear submarine into the Pacific Ocean on Monday, state-run media said.
The missile test, which ¡°accurately landed in a designated area,¡± was ¡°a routine part of China¡¯s annual military training, and relevant countries had been notified in advance,¡± the official Xinhua News Agency said.
The launch ¡°complied with international law and practice and was not directed against any specific country or target,¡± it added.
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