<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/jaishankar-says-75-per-cent-of-disengagement-problems-sorted-out-with-china-23392012" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">China</a> test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, stirring security concerns in the region already tense over Beijing&rsquo;s territorial claims and rivalry with the US.</p>
<p>The ICBM carried a dummy warhead and fell into a designated area of the sea, the Defense Ministry said in a statement posted to social media.</p>
<p>The launch by the People&rsquo;s Liberation Army&rsquo;s Rocket Force was part of routine annual training, complied with international law and was not directed against any country or target, according to the statement.</p>
<p>It is unclear how often China conducts tests over such a distance. In 1980, China launched an ICBM into the South Pacific.</p>
<p>The US and non-governmental organisations have said <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/spanish-pm-visits-china-to-shore-up-trade-cultural-ties-amid-ev-tariff-spat-23389307" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">China</a> has been building up its missile silos, but it&rsquo;s unclear how many missiles and nuclear warheads it has added to its arsenal.</p>
<h2>Taiwan on alert due to China&rsquo;s military presence around it</h2>
<p>Taiwan&rsquo;s military has been placed on high alert after China intensified its military presence around the island, sparking concerns of a potential escalation. According to Taiwan&rsquo;s Ministry of National Defence, six Chinese naval vessels and two military aircraft were detected around Taiwan within a 24-hour period, Taiwan News reported. According to the MND, the two People&rsquo;s Liberation Army (PLA) helicopters crossed the Taiwan Strait median line in the nation&rsquo;s central and eastern air defence identification zone (ADIZ), In response to this provocation, Taiwan sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems to monitor PLA activity, as per Taiwan News.</p>
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The ICBM carried a dummy warhead and fell into a designated area of the sea, the Defense Ministry said in a statement posted to social media

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