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China Urges Against Overinterpreting Submarine-Launched Missile Test - Foreign Ministry

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China Urges Against Overinterpreting Submarine-Launched Missile Test - Foreign Ministry

https://sputnikglobe. com/20260707/china-urges-against-overinterpreting-submarine-launched-missile-test---foreign-ministry-1124410625. htmlChina Urges Against Overinterpreting Submarine-Launched Missile Test - Foreign MinistryChina Urges Against Overinterpreting Submarine-Launched Missile Test - Foreign MinistrySputnik InternationalBeijing urges other countries to refrain from overinterpreting the submarine launch of a Chinese strategic missile, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Tuesday. 2026-07-07T14:32+00002026-07-07T14:32+00002026-07-07T14:32+0000worldchinabeijingsouth pacificchinese foreign ministrydefense ministrymissilenuclear submarinesnuclearnuclear submarinehttps://cdn1. img. sputnikglobe. com/img/07e5/04/1b/1082739692_0:160:3073:1888_1920x0_80_0_0_baa787c0d422bff3b3a78d38fa38562d. jpg. webp"I would also like to stress that China is committed to the path of peaceful development and follows a defensive nuclear strategy. There is no need for any country to overinterpret the test launch," the spokeswoman said at a briefing. Mao added that the test launch was a routine training activity of China’s armed forces and was not directed at any specific country or target. The spokeswoman also said that China had notified the Solomon Islands and other South Pacific countries of the launch beforehand, and the actions of the Chinese armed forces were consistent with international law and practice. China's Defense Ministry has previously said that the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy successfully conducted a test submarine launch of a strategic missile with a simulated warhead into the Pacific Ocean on Monday. https://sputnikglobe. com/20260211/us-distorts-chinas-nuclear-policy-to-reach-nuclear-hegemony---chinese-foreign-ministry-1123618358. htmlchinabeijingsouth pacificSputnik Internationalfeedback@sputniknews. com+74956456601MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“252602026Sputnik Internationalfeedback@sputniknews. com+74956456601MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“25260Newsen_ENSputnik Internationalfeedback@sputniknews. com+74956456601MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“2526019201080true19201440truehttps://cdn1. img. sputnikglobe. com/img/07e5/04/1b/1082739692_170:0:2901:2048_1920x0_80_0_0_89e346d7524f90789813f2476a29986a. jpg. webp19201920trueSputnik Internationalfeedback@sputniknews. com+74956456601MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“25260Sputnik Internationalchina, beijing, south pacific, chinese foreign ministry, defense ministry, missile, nuclear submarines, nuclear, nuclear submarinechina, beijing, south pacific, chinese foreign ministry, defense ministry, missile, nuclear submarines, nuclear, nuclear submarineSubscribeBEIJING (Sputnik) - Beijing urges other countries to refrain from overinterpreting the submarine launch of a Chinese strategic missile, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Tuesday. "I would also like to stress that China is committed to the path of peaceful development and follows a defensive nuclear strategy. There is no need for any country to overinterpret the test launch," the spokeswoman said at a briefing. Mao added that the test launch was a routine training activity of China’s armed forces and was not directed at any specific country or target. The spokeswoman also said that China had notified the Solomon Islands and other South Pacific countries of the launch beforehand, and the actions of the Chinese armed forces were consistent with international law and practice. China's Defense Ministry has previously said that the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy successfully conducted a test submarinelaunch of a strategic missilewith a simulated warhead into the Pacific Ocean on Monday. 11 February, 08:14 GMT

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