Spooked by US made-THAAD system, China conducts missile-interception test

China has carried out a land-based missile interception test amid opposition to US systems in South Korea. China has been ramping up research into all sorts of missiles, from those that can destroy satellites in space to advanced nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles, as part of an ambitious modernisation scheme overseen by President Xi Jinping. Beijing has tested missile interceptors before; the most recent previous public announcement of a test was in February 2021. The latest test comes amid Beijing’s objection to US-made THAAD missile systems in South Korea. China has also been upping its ante against US presence in the region. Watch this report to know more about the anti-missile system.