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06 Jul 2026, 09:08

China launches ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean

  • China conducted a ballistic missile test launch into the Pacific Ocean, according to Xinhua.
  • In a statement, Xinhua said the missile was launched at 12:01 p.m. local time from the Pacific Ocean.
  • China’s New Zealand authorities said they had received information about the launch; Winston Peters said, however, that the test was carried out with the aim of ensuring that the missile’s debris would fall in the ocean.

China conducted a ballistic missile test launch into the Pacific Ocean, according to media reports. The Xinhua News Agency said the missile’s debris was expected to fall in the ocean.

According to Xinhua News Agency, the missile was launched at 12:01 p.m. local time. The material said the debris from the New Zealand authorities’ missile test would fall in the ocean.

The New Zealand government’s foreign minister Winston Peters told The Associated Press that the test was carried out with the aim of ensuring that the debris would fall in the Pacific Ocean, that is, in the ocean, and not in the region’s land.

Tags: China/Middle East/Politics/Energy

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  • www.independent.co.uk - China’s ballistic missile test in Pacific nuclear-free zone causes alarm in Australia and New Zealand
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