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US criticises China over Pacific missile test notice
The US criticised China for giving only two hours' notice before an intercontinental ballistic missile test in the Pacific Ocean last month, a State Department official said at a Geneva disarmament conference.…
The Story in Brief
The US criticised China for giving only two hours' notice before an intercontinental ballistic missile test in the Pacific Ocean last month, a State Department official said at a Geneva disarmament conference. Victoria Nibarger said China's July 6 test of a submarine-launched missile was 'confusing and provocative' and that some countries received no warning at all.
China's envoy Li Chijiang rejected the claim, saying advance notification was given to the US and others and that the test was handled responsibly. The US is pushing for greater transparency as China's nuclear arsenal grows. The two countries are also trying to keep preparations on track for President Xi Jinping's planned September visit to the US.
The Indian Opinion
Both Washington and Beijing are playing a familiar game of blame over missile test notifications. China's two-hour notice is indeed short, but the US itself has not always been a model of transparency. The real issue is the lack of a universal standard for notification. A concrete test will be whether China gives longer notice for its next ICBM test, and whether the US reciprocates.
Source: livemint.com
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