Australian PM Anthonry Albanese Condemns China’s Missile Exercise
Australia said China’s brief notice and long-range missile launch showed a more capable sea-based nuclear deterrent, alarming regional allies.
- On Monday, July 6, the People's Liberation Army Navy launched an intercontinental-range ballistic missile with a dummy warhead from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific Ocean, hitting designated waters.
- Chinese officials characterized the launch as a 'routine arrangement' of annual military training and claimed relevant nations were informed in advance; Australia and New Zealand disputed this, noting the lack of customary 48 hours' notice.
- State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said Beijing's 'rapid and opaque nuclear weapons buildup is of great concern to the region and the world,' while experts noted the test demonstrates capability to strike the continental United States from nearby waters.
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale in Honiara on Tuesday, where Wale stated the launch was 'not the act of a friend' and registered a formal protest with China.
- The United States urged Beijing to engage in 'meaningful arms control discussions and commit to a regularized notification arrangement' for all intercontinental-range ballistic missile launches, as regional powers warned Pacific waters risk becoming unregulated testing grounds.
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US slams China's submarine-launched ballistic missile test
The United States has chastised China for launching an unarmed intercontinental-range ballistic missile, which landed in the southern Pacific Ocean. “Beijing’s rapid and opaque nuclear weapons build-up is of great concern to the region and the world,” the State Department asserted on Monday. Washington noted that even as the United States is working harder than ever […] US slams China’s submarine-launched ballistic missile test
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What to know about China’s rare ballistic missile test and why it raises concerns
BANGKOK (AP) — China's navy test-launched a long-range ballistic missile Monday from a nuclear-powered submarine — a move that experts said showed Beijing's increasing skill and capability as part of
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merkur.deChina launched a long-range missile from an atomic submarine in the Pacific. The test triggered sharp criticism in Japan, Australia and New Zealand. It remains unclear whether the US was informed in advance.
The United States on Monday expressed concern about Beijing's nuclear program after China tested a long-range missile in the Pacific Ocean.
After testing an intercontinental missile, the resentment grows in the neighboring states. China's navy demonstrates its military capabilities and challenges the US in the Pacific.
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