China Watcher Doubts Report On DF-21D Range

BEIJING — The China Daily’s July 12 report of an unexpectedly long range for the DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile was unfounded, says a China-watching defense analyst. The newspaper, which acts as a government mouthpiece directed at the outside world, quoted a range of 2,700 km (1,600 mi.) for the...

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