Australia Protests China's 'Destabilising' Missile Test
Penny Wong said Australia raised concerns directly with Beijing after a Chinese submarine launched a ballistic missile that landed near Pacific island waters.
- On Wednesday, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong raised concerns about Beijing's nuclear-capable missile test with Foreign Minister Wang Yi, calling the launch "destabilising" during their meeting in Manila.
- China conducted the test earlier this month, firing a ballistic missile with a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean that landed near the exclusive economic zones of Tuvalu and Kiribati, 1,000km northeast of the Solomon Islands.
- Wong also criticized Beijing's "dangerous conduct" following a clash on Monday at the Second Thomas Shoal, where a Philippine sailor was allegedly struck with a baton, reiterating Australia's "real concerns about behaviour that is destabilising and risky."
- On Tuesday, Wong announced a donation of 413 million pesos in drone technology and operator training to the Philippine Coast Guard during a visit to a coast guard vessel.
- The 18-member Pacific Islands Forum failed to draft a united statement against the test during their meeting in Suva, Fiji, on Wednesday, as diverse ties with Beijing complicate regional consensus efforts.
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