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BEIJING (AP) - China has no plans to carry out another test of an anti-satellite weapon, Japan's former defense chief said Monday, citing a conversation with the Chinese defense minister.
Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan's reported remarks are the latest attempt by Beijing to tamp down criticism over last month's test, in which a missile shattered a defunct Chinese weather satellite.
Former Japanese defense chief Fukushiro Nukaga told Japanese reporters that Cao said at a meeting Monday: "China conducted a test for scientific purposes and it did not target any country and did not pose a threat to any country, and therefore it did not go against agreements."
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