{"id":175591,"date":"2014-07-27T10:48:37","date_gmt":"2014-07-27T17:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=175591"},"modified":"2021-09-14T21:20:45","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T04:20:45","slug":"us-says-china-tested-anti-satellite-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2014\/07\/us-says-china-tested-anti-satellite-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Says China Tested Anti-Satellite Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Associated Press reports that China\u2019s military has successfully conducted a missile test on Wednesday<\/strong><\/a>. Washington believes that the Chinese missile has the capacity to destroy satellites. From the Sun Herald:<\/p>\n The U.S. says China has tested a missile designed to destroy satellites and is urging Beijing to refrain from destabilizing actions.<\/p>\n State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said the “non-destructive” test occurred Wednesday. She said a previous destructive test of the system in 2007 created thousands of pieces of dangerous debris in space.<\/p>\n Harf said Friday that the continued development and testing of destructive anti-satellite systems threaten the long-term security and sustainability of the outer-space environment that all nations depend upon. [Source<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n According to state-run media, the latest Chinese missile test was the third such\u00a0tests in the past four years<\/strong><\/a>.