On Aug. 11 at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, the U.S. and other countries issued a joint 'ballistic missile launch notification' statement criticizing China’s July submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile test. China’s disarmament ambassador Li Chijiang strongly rejected the criticism, saying Beijing had given advance notice of the test, accusing the U.S. of enlisting non-members, abusing the forum for political manipulation and applying double standards, and calling the m

On Aug. 11 at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, the U.S. and other countries issued a joint 'ballistic missile launch notification' statement criticizing China’s July submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile test. China’s disarmament ambassador Li Chijiang strongly rejected the criticism, saying Beijing had given advance notice of the test, accusing the U.S. of enlisting non-members, abusing the forum for political manipulation and applying double standards, and calling the move 'microphone diplomacy' that China will not accept.