China Tests Waves of Missiles Inland After Intercontinental Missile Launch

The missiles were fired in Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Qinghai, and Xinjiang, about 1,200 miles from Taiwan.

China's DF-41 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles are seen during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images

The Taiwanese Defense Ministry reported on Sept. 29 that the Chinese military is launching “multiple waves” of missiles inland in China, following the Chinese Rocket Force’s first test-fire of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) since 1980, just days ago.

Beginning at about 6:50 a.m. local time, the waves of missiles were fired in Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Qinghai, and Xinjiang, about 1,200 miles from Taiwan.