Has China flown their own space plane?

[sublight]

FTA: "A report published by China Aviation Journal, China has successfully launched its own space plane prototype"

http://www.suasnews.com/2011/01/3610/russians-and-china-said-to-be-working-on-their-own-x37-type-craft/

 

[Vahe Demirjian]

China successfully launched their own unmanned spaceplane into orbit two months ago. See the following news links for more in-depth info:

China launches experimental spaceplane - NASASpaceFlight.com

China launched a new experimental reusable space vehicle on Thursday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch…

www.nasaspaceflight.com

China Just Launched And Landed A Secret Space Plane – And It May Have Released Something In Orbit

China says it has successfully tested a “reusable spacecraft”, widely believed to be a space plane that could enable frequent and low-cost access to space.

www.forbes.com

New Chinese Space Plane Landed At Mysterious Air Base, Evidence Suggests

The mission took place this past weekend, shrouded in secrecy, but some clues are emerging about what China sent into space, and why.

www.npr.org

The spaceplane that was launched into orbit is all in probability derived from the Shenlong spaceplane, and makes China the third nation (after the US and Russia to launch a spaceplane into orbit). The question is whether the new unmanned orbital spaceplane has a classified military purpose like the X-37B.