China carried out an unusual launch of long range ballistic missilethe first after 44 years without public evidence of this type.
The launch, which took place at 8:44 a.m. (local time), caused different countries to show their concern about the shot and towards China, owner of the more secretive nuclear programs of the world.
The government of Japan He was one of the first to react by expressing “serious concern” about the launch “not reported in advance,” despite the fact that the projectile did not fly over Japanese territory before landing in the Pacific.
Likewise, he denounced that the Asian giant continues to strengthen broad and accelerated” its nuclear capabilities without adequate transparency.
Amid rising tensions between China and Taiwan, as well as in the South China Sea, New Zealand called the launch “undesirable and worrying.”
Given the fact, Taiwan declared that its armed forces “closely follow” the movements of the Chinese army, and reported an increase “in exercises and missile launches” in recent days.
However, the Chinese Ministry of Defense minimized the launch and explained that it was only a “annual training plan”. In addition, he rejected accusations of not having notified the countries involved, although he did not specify the route of the missile or the exact place of its fall.
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2024-10-01 03:52:27