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China fires intercontinental missile from nuclear submarine into Pacific
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy fired a strategic missile with a training warhead from a nuclear submarine into the Pacific Ocean. Australia, Japan and New Zealand reacted strongly to the test.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy announced on Monday that it had fired a strategic missile from a nuclear submarine into the Pacific Ocean.
Navy spokesperson Wang Xuefeng said in a statement on WeChat that the missile was launched at 12:01 local time, carried a training warhead, and successfully landed in the designated sea area.
China's official news agency Xinhua also confirmed the test, reporting that the launch took place at 04:01 GMT and the missile fell into international waters. Xinhua described the test as a "routine arrangement" within annual military training and stressed that it did not target any country.
Reactions
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong warned that the test would cause instability in the region. Wong said, "Australia has clearly conveyed to China that we believe this destabilizes the region."
The Japanese government also said it had been informed before the launch and called on China to reconsider its decision. According to a Kyodo news agency report citing a government source, the missile fell outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters expressed deep concern over the test, saying, "New Zealand views this as an unwelcome and worrying development. Like our Pacific neighbors, we do not want China to use the South Pacific to test its missile capabilities."
Joint exercise with Russia
Meanwhile, China's Ministry of National Defense and Russian state media announced that the two countries' naval forces began joint exercises off the coast of Qingdao, China, this month. The exercises are scheduled to last until July 13, after which some units will conduct joint maritime patrols in the Pacific.
A cruiser, a corvette, a diesel-electric submarine and a rescue ship from Russia's Pacific Fleet arrived in Qingdao for the exercise.
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