On July 6 China examined a submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile into the South China Sea. A PLA assertion after the take a look at claimed that “the missile take a look at was a routine a part of China’s annual navy coaching program, and related international locations had been notified upfront.”
On this episode of The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics Podcast, hosts Ankit Panda and Katie Putz take inventory of the take a look at and the reactions throughout the Pacific. July 6 was the primary time that China has launched a submarine-launched ballistic missile into worldwide waters, and solely its the second launch of a ballistic missile into worldwide waters since 1980. Additionally uncommon: China offered discover to Australia, Japan, the USA, and others, by way of in some circumstances solely half an hour.
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