China launched a rare ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific on Monday.
It wasn’t just putting nearby countries, like Australia, on notice.

It was making a statement that has changed the world, says international and political editor Peter Hartcher.

He joins Samantha Selinger-Morris to discuss why this missile launch differs greatly from the one China launched two years ago, and why we have yet to hear a response from US President Donald Trump.

China launched a rare ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific on Monday. It wasn&rsquo;t just putting nearby countries, like Australia, on notice.
It was making a statement that has changed the world, says international and political editor Peter Hartcher.
He joins Samantha Selinger-Morris to discuss why this missile launch differs greatly from the one China launched two years ago, and why we have yet to hear a response from US President Donald Trump.

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‘The world has changed’: Peter Hartcher on China’s extraordinary missile test

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