Beijing Gave Australia Just 2 Hours’ Notice Before Ballistic Missile Test, Senate Hears

The CCP embassy in Canberra provided Australian officials with approximately two hours’ notice before the PLA launched a long-range ballistic missile into the South Pacific. This information was shared during a Senate Estimates hearing on October 28. Notices to pilots issued prior to the launch only mentioned “hazardous operations or space debris” without further specifics.

• 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.