{"id":60848,"date":"2020-08-27T05:42:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T05:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/27\/report-china-fires-carrier-killer-missile-in-disputed-sea\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:26:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:26:45","slug":"report-china-fires-carrier-killer-missile-in-disputed-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/08\/27\/report-china-fires-carrier-killer-missile-in-disputed-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: China test-fires \u2018carrier killer\u2019 missile in disputed sea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEIJING \u2014 China&#8217;s military test-fired two missiles into the South China Sea, including a &#8220;carrier killer&#8221; military analysts suggest might have been developed to attack U.S. forces, a newspaper reported Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DF-26B and DF-21D missiles fired Wednesday targeted an area between the southern island province of Hainan and the Paracel Islands, The South China Morning Post newspaper of Hong Kong reported, citing unidentified sources close to the Chinese military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ministries of defense and foreign affairs in Beijing didn\u2019t immediately respond to requests for confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/09\/us-rejects-china-maritime-claims-in-south-china-sea\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49941706896_4eee144385_k.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US rejects China maritime claims in South China Sea<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations has fired back at Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Disputes over control of the South China Sea, one of the world\u2019s busiest trade routes, are a growing irritant in Beijing\u2019s relations with Washington and its southern neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration this year rejected most of Beijing\u2019s claims to sovereignty over the majority of the disputed sea, portions of which also are claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines and other governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">China protests alleged US Air Force spy plane incursion during military drills<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">China is protesting the alleged incursion of a U.S. Air Force U-2 spy plane into a no-fly zone imposed during live-fire military exercises in the country\u2019s north.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DF-21 is unusually accurate and was dubbed \u201ccarrier killer\u201d by military analysts who believe it was developed to target U.S. aircraft carriers that might be involved in a potential conflict with China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beijing has spent heavily over the past two decades on trying to develop missiles, fighter aircraft, nuclear submarines and other weapons to allow China to expand its military reach beyond its shores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DF-26B was launched from the northwestern 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