Inside the Ring: China Confirms Test of DF-41 Missile

President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with China's President Xi Jinping
President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with China's President Xi Jinping / Getty Images

China’s People’s Liberation Army has confirmed the latest flight test of the newest and most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile known as the DF-41.

"It is a normal practice for China to develop missiles as scheduled, and it is not against any specific country, region or target," Senior Col. Wu Qian, a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman, said last week.

"We always follow our national defense policy, which is defensive in nature, and a military strategy of active defense," he said. "We develop weapons and armament only to meet our need of national security."

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