The Australian government says there was ‘insufficient notice’ as details of missile path are released by Taiwan government

Australian government confirms it was informed by China of its intent to conduct the test on Monday

A test missile topped with a dummy warhead landed in the Pacific Ocean, Chinese state media reported

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China insists a missile test it carried out in the South Pacific was a routine arrangement and consistent with international law.

The Australian government says there was ‘insufficient notice’ as details of missile path are released by Taiwan government

Australia has accused China of failing to give enough notice of its long-range ballistic missile launch, which appears to have landed near Nauru.

Beijing described the test as ‘routine’, while the US, Australia and countries in the Pacific condemned the exercise

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Despite Beijing’s insistence that the launch was a “routine” test, it is widely perceived in the region as a provocative and unsettling act.

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Beijing’s launching of a missile into the Pacific has drawn widespread and deserved condemnation.

US allies in the Pacific condemned what Beijing has called a "routine" intercontinental ballistic missile test, which comes as China seeks to demonstrate its growing military…