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China shows its hypersonic missiles, ICBMs during Beijing parade

China also paraded its Dongfeng 5C solid-fuel strategic intercontinental ballistic missiles

BEIJING, September 3. /TASS/. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China showed its Dongfeng-17, Dongfeng-26D and Yingji-21 hypersonic ballistic missiles during a military parade in Beijing, a TASS correspondent reported.

Also, China paraded its Dongfeng 5C solid-fuel strategic intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).

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