China said on Wednesday it had successfully conducted a rare launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean, a move likely to raise international concerns about the country's nuclear build-up.

The U.S. and non-governmental organizations have said China has been building up its missile silos, but it's unclear how many missiles have been added to its arsenal.

Beijing's rapid expansion of its missile capability in recent years represents a direct challenge to the US security guarantees that much of East Asia depends upon.

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China said that it has successfully conducted the testing of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Wednesday morning in the Pacific Ocean. China’s Ministry of National Defense has said that the ICBM carrying a dummy warhead successfully fell into the expected areas in the ocean,

China conducted the first public test of an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean in more than four decades, a move that can aggravate tensions in the Asia-Pac

China has test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the Pacific Ocean, marking the first such launch in decades. The Chinese defence ministry announced that the missile, carrying a dummy nuclear warhead,