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The Chinese military on Monday conducted the first test of the new ground-based anti-satellite missiles, argue US sources citing intelligence. In chinese Media and official sources, meanwhile, have clarified about what was seen on May 13 in the sky by many Internet users and actively discussed on the web unidentified flying object over territory of China, reports NEWSru.com. As reported the day before The China Daily newspaper, on Tuesday night from Xichang’s cosmodrome a probe was launched from southwestern Sichuan with research objectives. On Wednesday, a launch report was published and on the website of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. As noted in the message, the apparatus is designed to study magnetic fields in the near-Earth outer space. However, according to an American publication The Washington Free Beacon, in effect on Monday with Xichang test site was launched not a research probe, but a Dong rocket Ning-2 ASAT, capable of destroying the satellites of a potential enemy. It is noteworthy that the alleged test happened only after the week after the U.S. Department of Defense announced on May 6 report on the growth of China’s military power. It, in particular, mentioned active development of a missile defense system in China. By traditions Chinese authorities have protested in connection with the unveiling report, noting that it provides distorted facts. Beijing each time, commenting on such reports, emphasizes that building up military power is connected only with defense and does not represent threats to other countries. The Washington Free Beacon Edition wrote about the existence of a new Chinese DN-2 rocket in the past October, and in January of this year, citing intelligence, reported that ASAT is preparing to launch. On Tuesday at a briefing for reporters in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei Asked about testing an anti-satellite missile. He did not refute this information, but also did not confirm it, noting that he was not in the know situation. The diplomat stressed that China has consistently advocated for the peaceful uses of outer space and against militarization and arms race in space. Abandoned comments on this and Pentagon spokeswoman Katie Wilkinson. She noted that intelligence data from the military department did not discusses. DN-2 is a big step forward for China fear in USA Meanwhile, an American source close to intelligence agency, said that the DN-2 rocket was launched, which is a significant step forward for the Chinese program asymmetric war strategy with the possibility of its use against the USA. Another interlocutor of The Washington Free Beacon agreed with the version that the launch of ASAT the Chinese deliberately masked under the launch of a research probe. If this assumption is true, perhaps the authorities hoped that the launch would go unnoticed. However Internet users made a fuss – they saw a bright sky glow and began to upload UFO photos and videos to the Network. Official sources were forced to comment on the incident. First successful test of anti-satellite missile SC-19 ASAT China spent in January 2007 when one of the meteorological satellites of the country. As a result of the incident, dozens remained in orbit thousand debris of space debris that are currently continue to threaten both manned ships and unmanned spacecraft. According to U.S. intelligence, China �possesses an extensive military space arsenal, including interceptor missiles and devices that can disable widely used satellite communications and navigation systems US military. DN-2 is capable of hitting targets at high Earth orbit at a distance of 19 thousand kilometers to 35 thousand kilometers above the Earth. It is at this height that many military, reconnaissance and commercial satellites of different countries in Including USA Time China Missiles USA
