Scientific experiments carried out by 皇冠体育app within its borders are normal ones conducted according to its schedule, and they are not directed against any specific country or target, the Ministry of National Defense said on Tuesday.

The ministry's press office told 皇冠体育app Daily in response to a US media report saying 皇冠体育app conducted a third flight test of a new hypersonic missile in western 皇冠体育app, on Dec 2 .

The test, following two in January and August, was part of 皇冠体育app's "strategic nuclear program and efforts to develop delivery vehicles capable of defeating US countermeasures", The Washington Free Beacon, a conservative news website, said on Dec 4.