US leads international concern after China test-fires missile into Pacific
The state department urged China to “engage in meaningful arms control discussions and commit to a regularised notification arrangement for all…
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The state department urged China to “engage in meaningful arms control discussions and commit to a regularised notification arrangement for all intercontinental-range ballistic missile and space launches.” New Zealand said that the test took place two hours after China informed Pacific nations of the missile launch, but it was unclear if China gave notice to the US. Power struggle in Pacific Monitors said that the rocket fired from a nuclear submarine appeared to land near the Solomon Islands, the South Pacific nation that forged a secretive security deal with China in 2022 which a new government is reviewing. The test came two years after China fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the waters near French Polynesia, in what had been the first launch of such a missile over international waters in more than 40 years.
Furthermore, Lyle Morris, a senior fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute, said that the missile demonstrated that China had growing options beyond firing from land. “A test of this length is a major development and would indicate that China is moving toward a significantly more survivable and longer-range sea-based nuclear deterrent capability,” he said. Australian foreign minister Penny Wong said the Chinese test was ‘destabilising to the region’. (EPA Images pic) WASHINGTON : The United States voiced alarm Monday over Beijing’s nuclear programme after China test-fired a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean, the latest move in its rapid military modernisation. The relationship between Beijing and Tokyo has become more turbulent since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested in November that a potential future attack on Taiwan – the self-ruled island claimed by China – could warrant Japanese military involvement.
In addition, Chinese navy spokesman Wang Xuemeng said in a statement shared on WeChat that the test launch was “a routine arrangement of China’s annual military training,” and that “relevant countries were informed in advance”. Russia, a Chinese ally, defended Beijing’s test-firing as its “sovereign right” and said that China “is not threatening anyone in the world”. Japan, which said it was informed in advance of the launch, said it had strongly urged China to reconsider and voiced “serious concerns” over Beijing’s growing military activity.
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The state department urged China to “engage in meaningful arms control discussions and commit to a regularised notification arrangement for all intercontinental-range ballistic missile and space launches.” New Zealand said that the test took place two hours after China informed Pacific nations of the missile launch, but it was unclear if China gave notice to the US.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesPower struggle in Pacific Monitors said that the rocket fired from a nuclear submarine appeared to land near the Solomon Islands, the South Pacific nation that forged a secretive security deal with China in 2022 which a new government is reviewing.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesThe test came two years after China fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the waters near French Polynesia, in what had been the first launch of such a missile over international waters in more than 40 years.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesLyle Morris, a senior fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute, said that the missile demonstrated that China had growing options beyond firing from land. “A test of this length is a major development and would indicate that China is moving toward a significantly more survivable and longer-range sea-based nuclear deterrent capability,” he said.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesAustralian foreign minister Penny Wong said the Chinese test was ‘destabilising to the region’. (EPA Images pic) WASHINGTON : The United States voiced alarm Monday over Beijing’s nuclear programme after China test-fired a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean, the latest move in its rapid military modernisation.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesThe relationship between Beijing and Tokyo has become more turbulent since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested in November that a potential future attack on Taiwan – the self-ruled island claimed by China – could warrant Japanese military involvement.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesChinese navy spokesman Wang Xuemeng said in a statement shared on WeChat that the test launch was “a routine arrangement of China’s annual military training,” and that “relevant countries were informed in advance”.
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Russia, a Chinese ally, defended Beijing’s test-firing as its “sovereign right” and said that China “is not threatening anyone in the world”.
according to The Straits Times - AsiaJapan, which said it was informed in advance of the launch, said it had strongly urged China to reconsider and voiced “serious concerns” over Beijing’s growing military activity.
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