US EditionChina downplayed nuclear-capable missile test: classified NZ govt papers
- China conducted a nuclear-capable missile test over the Pacific Ocean in September 2024, which was its first in over 40 years.
- New Zealand diplomats expressed deep concern, stating, 'We do not want to see this test repeated' and described it as a significant and concerning development.
- China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed the test was 'a routine part of annual military training,' despite the serious implications highlighted by regional nations.
- The missile test involved a dummy warhead fired by China's Rocket Force and prompted reactions from Japan and Australia, who voiced concerns about regional stability.
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China downplayed nuclear-capable missile test: Classified NZ govt papers
China tried to mislead foreign governments in 2024 by playing down the importance of a nuclear-capable missile test over the Pacific Ocean, New Zealand diplomats privately warned in documents obtained by AFP.
China Downplayed Nuclear-capable Missile Test: Classified NZ Govt Papers
China tried to mislead foreign governments in 2024 by playing down the importance of a nuclear-capable missile test over the Pacific Ocean, New Zealand diplomats privately warned in documents obtained by AFP.
China’s Pacific Provocation: China Conducted Nuclear Missile Test in Secrecy, Downplayed It as ‘Routine Exercise’; Classified New Zealand Govt Documents Reveal
In the stillness of a September dawn over the Pacific Ocean in 2024, a white-hot projectile arced into the stratosphere from a hidden launch site in mainland China. A thunderous plume of smoke marked the missile’s fiery departure. Hours later,… The post China’s Pacific Provocation: China Conducted Nuclear Missile Test in Secrecy, Downplayed It as ‘Routine Exercise’; Classified New Zealand Govt Documents Reveal appeared first on The Asia Live.
The launch, carried out in September last year, caused alarm in the South Pacific, after an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), shot by the Chinese Armed Forces with an inert rifle, has fallen near French Polynesia. Confidential notes directed to the New Zealand Government reveal the concern of Wellington with the incident. "We are concerned that China has classified it as 'a routine test'," wrote senior diplomats in a note sent to the Mi…
China has deceptively minimized the test shot of a missile capable of transporting nuclear weapons, which fell in the Pacific Ocean in 2024, warned New Zealand diplomats in confidential documents obtained by the AFP.Pekin has stirred up the excitement in the South Pacific in...
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