China doesn't deny that the test of a hypersonic vehicle took place. The official line is that it's for spacecraft, which isn't wrong, but it could also just as easily be used as a missile, and China would be foolish not to pursue that capability when the US and everyone else is doing so. Such a missile would be a valuable deterrent against US aggression for the reasons outlined in the quote, and it seems this test was a pretty effective announcement.
China doesn't deny that the test of a hypersonic vehicle took place. The official line is that it's for spacecraft, which isn't wrong, but it could also just as easily be used as a missile, and China would be foolish not to pursue that capability when the US and everyone else is doing so. Such a missile would be a valuable deterrent against US aggression for the reasons outlined in the quote, and it seems this test was a pretty effective announcement.
If they don't have a weapon, then they don't have a weapon. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯