# It might look like an artillery shell and weigh as much as an explosive but it’s a bottle of wine and ‘no danger at all’, insists China

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/it-might-look-like-an-artillery-shell-and-weigh-as-much-as-an-explosive-but-its-a-bottle-of-wine-and-no-danger-at-all-insists-china/
- Published: 2026-11-05T01:39:40+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T02:04:55+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16266997/It-look-like-artillery-shell-weigh-explosive-bottle-wine-no-danger-insists-China.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Asia, World

## Key points

- PNG police secured a 32kg shell-shaped object found in a shipping container.
- China’s embassy says it is a harmless wine bottle.
- Claims it is an unexploded artillery round remain unverified.

## Summary

Papua New Guinea police found a 32kg shell-shaped object in a shipping container at a construction site in Port Moresby and arrested four Chinese nationals. China’s embassy says it is a wine bottle that poses no danger, while police treated it as a possible explosive and secured the area.

Police and military explosive disposal experts examined the object and moved it to a secure facility. An Australian broadcaster cited unnamed sources identifying it as a Chinese Type 59 artillery projectile, but that identification has not been independently verified; PNG police also rejected claims it was merely a dummy. The dispute comes as China and Western countries compete for influence in the Pacific, where PNG has recently signed a defence agreement with Australia.

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