China's defense ministry says the military has successfully test-fired a new type of missile into waters near the Korean Peninsula.
China's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that the test of the guided missiles was conducted "in recent days" in the northeastern Bohai Sea. It didn't reveal the type of missile or provide other details.
While no other country has claims in the busy Bohai Sea, the drills come amid heightened tension on the Korean peninsula, including Chinese anger at the deployment of the US anti-missile defence system Thaad in South Korea last month.
The US military began installing the first components of the system in South Korea late last month after North Korea refused to halt its missile launches and nuclear tests.
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The announcement comes after last month Defence Ministry spokesperson Yang Yujun that Beijing would conduct live-fire drills and test new weapons to safeguard its security in response to the THAAD roll-out.
"China's position on the issue of THAAD is clear and consistent".
"To judge from the missile remains disclosed by media, it was a DF-26 that was tested recently, also known as the "aircraft carrier killer" missile", Song Zhongping, a military expert who used to serve in the PLA Rocket (Missile) Force, told state-run Global Times.
The drills in Bohai come as Chinese officials earlier warned that they would test new weapons in the area, apparently seeking to remind the US and South Korea that the deployment of THAAD would not go unnoticed.
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