"In the course of exercises carried out recently in the northeast, eight divisions of the Lanzhou military region successfully tested an anti-air raid missile which intercepted a simulated cruise missile," said the military's newspaper, the People's Liberation Army Daily.

The paper said the weapon was mobile and could be carried by a single man, but it gave no further details.

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CIA Fears Missile Shield Will Spur Buildup By China
Washington (AFP) May 19, 2000 - US intelligence is preparing a secret report warning that deployment of a national missile defense would spur a missile buildup by China, India and Pakistan and lead to the spread of missile technology in the Middle East, the Los Angeles Times said Friday.