Taiwan tests new anti-ship missile

Taiwan tested its longest range ship-to-ship missile within a month of China putting its first aircraft carrier into service, a report said Monday.

Dubbed an "aircraft carrier killer", the missile has a range of 400 kilometres (250 miles) and is capable of achieving Mach 3.0, or triple the speed of sound, the Taipei-based United Daily News said.

"The Chung-shan Institute of Science and Technology finished a series of tests off Taiwan last month," it said, in reference to Taiwan's arms development unit.

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