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Beijing: China on Monday denied a report it had recently launched a hypersonic missile, saying it tested a spacecraft to trial reusable technologies. The Financial Times reported Saturday that Beijing had launched a nuclear-capable missile in August that circled the Earth at low orbit before narrowly missing its target. FT sources said the hypersonic missile was carried by a Long March rocket and that the test had been kept under wraps. But China said on Monday the report was inaccurate and the exercise was a test of reusable technology that could reduce the cost of launching spacecraft. "According to my...
