Turning back to China, Liberation Army Daily and the Beijing Newsreport 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.
China Central Television and The Beijing Newsreport a return of moderate to severe air pollution in 74 cities due to bad weather and firework celebrations during the Chinese New Year holidays last week.
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.
Newspapers including the Chongqing Economic Times and China Daily published only a report by the official Xinhua News Agency in their inside pages, without further commentaries.