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Japan claimed that no progress notification of the release had been given. Taiwan, the self-ruled area that Beijing claims as its place, expressed” grave criticism”.
Australia said it was seeking” an justification”, while New Zealand called the start” an unexpected and concerning growth”.
The weapon fell not far from the Marquesas Islands, an island that is a portion of its exclusive economic area, according to French Polynesia President Moetai Brotherson.
The French High Commission stated in a statement that” the Chinese government had previously made known of this test to their European counterparts,” adding that France would make its status known.
The Pentagon added that there was” some advanced warning of this ICBM test,” citing the warning as” a step in the right direction” to aid “misperception or misinterpretation.”
On Thursday, the Chinese military released images of the weapon that showed the missile soaring into the air in a smoke plume from an undisclosed location.
According to experts, the pictures suggested a Dongfeng-31 AG international ballistic missile might have been launched during a military parade in 2017.