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Beijing, July 18 (IANS) In a bid to boost defence against near-Earth asteroids, China has started construction of the world's most far-reaching radar system,
The world's most far-reaching radar system will also support China's quests of probing the territory between the Earth and the Moon,
China's new asteroid radar system is now being developed. Once completed, China Fuyan will be the world's largest asteroid detector.
In a move to play increasingly role in global efforts to safeguard Planet Earth, China has recently begun constructing a new high-definition deep-space active observation facility in the country’s southwest Chongqing municipality, with goals including boosting its defense capability against near-Earth asteroid as well as sensing capability for the Earth-Moon system.
China on Sunday successfully conducted an antiballistic missile test in a move experts said on Monday is a crucial part of the country's national defense development that is defensive in nature, demonstrating the reliability of China's antiballistic missile umbrella amid US attempts to blackmail China with modern, nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles and deploying intermediate-range ballistic missiles in the Asia-Pacific region on the doorsteps of China.