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World / Asia China says it tested spacecraft not hypersonic rocket Report said the Chinese military sent a nuclear-capable missile into low-orbit space 18 October 2021 - 17:31 Agency Staff The Chinese national flag in Beijing, China. Picture: REUTERS/THOMAS PETER China said the object it launched into space earlier in 2021 was a “reusable space vehicle”, describing a more innocuous incident than a report over the weekend that Beijing sent a hypersonic missile into orbit. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a regular news briefing on Monday that the test had “great significance for reducing the cost” of...
