BEIJING: Beijing has launched four medium-range missiles into the South China (West Philippine) Sea in a scathing warning to the United States, as tensions between the superpowers soar, triggering World War 3 fears in the region.

The move came on Wednesday morning, one day after China said a US U-2 spy plane entered a no-fly zone without permission. A source close to the Chinese military is understood to have told local media the missile launch was intended to send a warning to the US.

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