Taiwan is to test a missile for the first time that could hit Beijing, a report said Wednesday. The island's defence ministry immediately denied the report on the medium-range surface-to-surface missile, but said research was being carried out on "various weapons systems". The missile, designed to hit targets up to 2,000 kilometres (1,240 miles) away, will be launched Thursday and Friday from Chiupeng, a tightly-guarded base in southern Taiwan, Taipei-based Next Magazine said. If successful, the weapons project codenamed "Ching Sheng" would move into mass production stage, according to the usually well-informed magazine. The defence ministry plans to deploy 150...