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Beijing urges calm after DPRK launch

By Wang Xu | China Daily | Updated: 2016-08-04 07:39

Midrange ballistic missile lands in or near waters controlled by Japan

Beijing urged all parties concerned to avoid "provoking each other" or raising tension in the region after Pyongyang launched a ballistic missile that landed in or near Japanese-controlled waters on Wednesday.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea fired a midrange Rodong missile from the country's South Hwanghae province at 7:50 am. The missile flew 998 kilometers before plunging into the sea, according to a statement released by the Republic of Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Beijing urges calm after DPRK launch

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