According to a U.S. Defense Department report from October of last year, China had about 500 ICBM launchers and about 350 missiles.
It said Beijing has been constructing hundreds of new ICBM silos meant to increase the peacetime readiness of its nuclear force.
The U.S. military said last year it expects China to have more than 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030.
China, which practices a "no first use" nuclear weapons policy, has about 500 nuclear warheads, up from 410 last year, according to the report.
The launch comes amid rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific where China has been attempting to expand its influence, predominantly through might, and North Korea continues to unveil military hardware and test new weapons.
