Australia has previously said it did not receive sufficient notice of the missile test and a dozen Pacific Island countries have denounced it for violating the region’s wish to remain free of nuclear weapons testing.
Monitors have said the rocket appeared to land in a patch of ocean somewhere between the Solomon Islands, Nauru and Tuvalu.
Asked about Monday’s incident at Second Thomas Shoal, in which a Philippine sailor was allegedly struck on the head with a baton, Wong reiterated that Australia had “real concerns about behaviour that is destabilising and risky”.
On Tuesday, during a visit to a Philippine coast guard vessel, Wong announced the donation of “413 million pesos (US$6.7 million) worth of cutting-edge drone technology and operator training to the Philippine Coast Guard”.
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