Experts: No implied threat from missile

Chinese military experts on Wednesday countered speculation by foreign media that the People's Liberation Army wanted to keep other countries' forces away from South China Sea by displaying its DF-21D anti-ship missile.

South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo said on its website on Tuesday that the PLA had showed off the missile in a military news program on China Central Television.

The newspaper quoted unidentified analysts as saying the move marked the first public appearance of the missile and represented China's response to the United States' deployment of two aircraft carrier battle groups in the South China Sea.