Top US general confirms 'very concerning' Chinese hypersonic weapons test

Top US military officer, General Mark Milley, has officially given confirmation of a Chinese hypersonic weapons test and called it "very concerning."

The top US military officer, General Mark Milley, has provided the first official US confirmation of a Chinese hypersonic weapons test that military experts say appears to show Beijing's pursuit of an Earth-orbiting system designed to evade American missile defenses.

The Pentagon has been at pains to avoid direct confirmation of the Chinese test this summer, first reported by the Financial Times, even as President Joe Biden and other officials have expressed general concerns about Chinese hypersonic weapons development.