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Chinese Navy Successfully Organizes Test Launch of Submarine-Launched Strategic Missile
中国海军成功组织潜射战略导弹试射
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Summary
At 12:01 on July 6, a PLA Navy strategic nuclear submarine launched a submarine-launched ballistic missile with a training simulation warhead into the Pacific Ocean, with the reentry vehicle landing in the designated impact area. China publicly announced the test in advance and framed it as routine annual training, a posture that documents Beijing's deliberate choice to publicize this launch—contrasting with its historically opaque SSBN operations—and raises the question of whether the transparency is intended to demonstrate second-strike credibility to a specific audience rather than simply comply with notification norms.
China publicly announced an SLBM test launch into the Pacific with advance notification to foreign governments — a rare instance of Beijing voluntarily disclosing a submarine-launched ballistic missile test, signaling deliberate strategic messaging rather than routine training opacity.
Translation
BEIJING, July 6 (Xinhua) (Yu Xiaoquan, Sun Fei) — At 12:01 on July 6, one strategic nuclear submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy successfully launched one submarine-launched strategic missile carrying a training simulation warhead into relevant high-seas areas of the Pacific Ocean, which accurately landed in the designated sea area. This missile test launch is a routine arrangement within China's annual military training, has been notified in advance to relevant countries, is in conformity with international law and international practice, and is not directed at any specific country or target.
Original Chinese
新华社北京7月6日电（于晓泉、孙飞）7月6日12时01分，中国人民解放军海军1艘战略核潜艇向太平洋相关公海海域，成功发射1发携载训练模拟弹头的潜射战略导弹，准确落入预定海域。此次导弹试射是中方年度军事训练的例行性安排，已事先向有关国家作了通报，符合国际法和国际惯例，不针对任何特定国家和目标。