China Central Television, the front page of Liberation Army Daily and major news portals prominently report the foreign ministry's stance that China had taken unspecified but "legitimate and reasonable" actions against the boat.

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Turning back to China, Liberation Army Daily and the Beijing News report that China successfully carried out a land-based, mid-course missile interception test at an undisclosed location within its borders, but says the test did not target any country.

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