China North Korea war: Beijing tests new missile as WW3 with US looms – Daily Star

CHINA has tested a new type of missile in Kim Jong-uns backyard, as the threat of World War 3 continues to loom in the region.

The Peoples Liberation Army launched the missile in the Bohai Sea the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea between China and North Korea.

The PLAs Rocket Force fired the projectile as troops beefed up their combat skills and practiced for a confrontation with the Hermit Kingdom or the US.

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Chinas military said the test carried out in recent days achieved the expected result.

It is unclear if the missile test is meant as a warning to North Korea or the US.

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The test achieved the expected result

Beijing has been Pyongyangs closest ally, but Donald Trump has pressured Chinese president Xi Jinping to rein his volatile neighbour.

China has called on North Korea and the US to pull back from the brink of nuclear war.

It has threatened to launch attacks on North Korea if the stability of its nation is threatened.

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Chinese troops near the border with North Korea have been learning Korean phrases, such as Dont move or Ill shoot in case a conflict breaks out.

But Beijing has also railed against US missiles deployed to South Korea.

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Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.

The US says the 1billion THAAD anti-missile defence system is mean to product ally Seoul from Crazy Kims nuclear arsenal.

But China claims THAADs radar can spy on its military.

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The communist dictatorship which has the worlds largest military vowed to cary out live fire drills and test new weapons to address national security threats in response to THAAD last month.

Beijing appears to be coming good on its threat with the new missile test.

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Xinhua the Communist Party of Chinas official news agency said: Chinese rocket forces have conducted a combat test of a new type of missile in the Bohai Sea.

The test was conducted in accordance with the annual training plan to enhance the combat skills of the forces and their ability to handle threats to national security.

The information bureau of China's ministry of national defence said: "The test achieved the expected result.

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