China has deployed its decision to deploy an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) near its border with Russian, a move that almost coincided with US President Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony on Friday. China has not offered any official explanation for deploying a missile at such a sensitive region.

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The news about China's deployment of its 'Dongfeng-41 (DF-41) ballistic missile' became public after the state-owned Global Times published photos of the ICBM missile on its official website, citing several reports in Hong Kong and Taiwanese media.

The intercontinental ballistic missile has been deployed in Heilongjiang province, a north-eastern province located very near to Russian border.  

The Global Times claim that China deployed the intercontinental ballistic missile as a "show of strength" to Trump, who has unleashed a barrage of criticisms against Beijing ahead of his swearing-in ceremony last week.

The popular English tabloid, which is known for its nationalistic stance, said that China's nuclear capability must be so strong that no country must dare to launch an attack against it under any circumstance.  

However, it noted that "A military clash with the US is the last thing China wants."

The DF-41 is considered as a new entrant in China's ICBM's. The missile has a range of up to 15,000 km and has the ability to carry 10 MIRVed nuclear warheads.  Most of China's ICBM's are classified state secret as the Chinese government has rarely demonstrated them public during a military parade.

There are speculations that China may soon deploy three more DF-41s in different parts of the country. 

Meanwhile, Russia has played down China's missile deployment to its border, claiming it would not create any security fears for the country.

"Regardless of any activity linked to the development of China's armed forces, even if such information corresponds to the truth, we do not interpret military development in China as a threat to our country," Russian government spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a state news agency.

Although both China and Russia have major differences on several issues, in recent years the two communist countries have decided to mend their differences and form a formidable alliance in response to counter the growing western hegemony.

Last year, China and Russia carried out several joint military exercises to mark their growing military alliance.    

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