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China rejects Papua New Guinea artillery shell claim, calls it a wine bottle

Original: papua new guinea

A mysterious object recovered in Papua New Guinea drew claims it was an artillery shell, but China has rejected that characterisation, saying the item is merely a wine bottle. The unusual dispute over the object's origin has drawn attention given sensitivities around foreign military activity in the Pacific region.

Why now: Ongoing scrutiny of China's presence and military activity in the Pacific has made any such claim newsworthy.

Papua New GuineaChinaSouth China Morning Post

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• PNG Police Report Identifies Explosive as Chinese Artillery Projectile · Oz Arab Media
• China rejects PNG artillery shell claim, says object is a wine bottle · South China Morning Post

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