China’s ICBM Launch Tested Both Missile Capability and Geo-Political Waters, Analysts Say

News Analysis Last month, China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the South Pacific for the first time in 44 years, raising concerns among nations in the region. The rare test delivered political messaging amid tensions in the Western Pacific region, particularly in the South China Sea. It also had a pragmatic purpose, experts told The Epoch Times: evaluating the capabilities of the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF). The missile, which carried a dummy warhead, was believed by analysts to be China’s newest ICBM, the Dong Feng-41 (DF-41) or an older ICBM, the Dong Feng-31AG (DF-31AG). Dong Feng means “East Wind” in Chinese....