China Tests Waves of Missiles Inland After Intercontinental Missile Launch

The Taiwan Defense Ministry reported on Sept. 29 that the Chinese military is launching “multiple waves” of missiles inland in China, following the Chinese military’s Rocket Force’s first test-fire of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) since 1980, just days ago. Beginning around 6:50 a.m. local time, the waves of missiles were fired in Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Qinghai, and Xinjiang, about 1,200 miles from Taiwan. The Taiwanese Defense Ministry stated it was “continuously monitoring relevant developments, and air defense forces have maintained a high level of vigilance and strengthened their alert.” The ministry had earlier criticized the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for launching the ICBM into the Pacific with little notice to its neighbors, warning the international community that the CCP’s renewed military activity was creating instability in the region....