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.

Rocket Force launched an intercontinental ballistic missile carrying a dummy warhead into the high seas in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday morning, according to the Ministry of National Defense.

Beijing has justified the test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday as "legitimate and routine" and defended China's nuclear policy.

China’s newest nuclear-powered attack submarine, identified as a Zhou-class sub, sank at a shipyard near Wuhan during construction in late May or early June, US intel report said

The sinking of China's first Zhou-class submarine represents a setback for Beijing as it continues to build out the world's largest navy.

South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative releases report on navigation and overflight situations in vast, disputed waterway.

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese air and naval forces are conducting manoeuvres in a disputed area of the South China Sea, the military said on Saturday, hours after the country's top diplomat discussed ways of reducing regional tension with his U.

China will conduct military training exercises in contested waters of the South China Sea on Saturday — the same day the US and its allies have drills planned — the People’s Liberation Army Southern Theater Command said on its official Wechat account.