Beijing Gave Australia Just 2 Hours’ Notice Before Ballistic Missile Test, Senate Hears
Australia's Penny Wong spoke about the 'destabilising' test with CCP Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Manila.
TL;DR
- The CCP embassy in Canberra gave Australian officials about two hours' notice before the PLA launched a long-range ballistic missile into the South Pacific.
- DFAT's Sarah de Zoeten informed a Senate Estimates hearing on Oct. 28 about the notification.
- Chinese military officials also conveyed the same information in Beijing.
- Notices to pilots issued on July 5 and 6 warned of "hazardous operations or space debris" without further details.