US voices concern over China's intercontinental range missile test
The launch drew condemnation from the United States and regional allies, while officials said China gave only a few hours' notice.
- On Monday, July 6, China's People's Liberation Army Navy test-fired an intercontinental-range ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the South Pacific, carrying a dummy warhead that landed in designated waters.
- Beijing described the launch as "a routine arrangement" of annual military training, yet Australian officials condemned the lack of standard 48 hours' advance notice, citing destabilization of regional peace and security.
- International leaders from the United States, Australia, and Taiwan issued formal rebukes, labeling the test "provocative and destabilising" as monitors tracked the missile across multiple Pacific exclusive economic zones.
- The State Department urged China to engage in meaningful arms control discussions and commit to regularized notification arrangements, while Tuvalu expressed "grave and serious concern" over the Pacific's use as a testing ground.
- Pacific Islands Forum leaders are considering a joint statement condemning the test as Australia and Fiji strengthen defense ties to counter China's expanding influence across the region.
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Chinese Submarine-launched missile splashes down in South Pacific - The Tribune
The event was significant because it was the first time a People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) submarine had ever launched a ballistic missile into open international waters on a flightpath approaching its full range. Indeed, this was China's first public demonstration of a submarine's ability to send a missile so far.
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Chinese Submarine-launched missile splashes down in South Pacific
The event was significant because it was the first time a People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) submarine had ever launched a ballistic missile into open international waters on a flightpath approaching its full range. Indeed, this was China's first public demonstration of a submarine's ability to send a missile so far.
At first glance, it looks like an American warship at sea. Only then is the sand noticed. More than 1,600 kilometers from the nearest coast, hundreds of kilometers from any major city, deep in the desert of western China, there is what looks like a life-size replica of the US Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, CNN reported.
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