China fires ballistic missile as Australia secures Fiji alliance
China has test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile with a dummy warhead from a submarine in the Pacific Ocean, with Australia receiving only hours of advance warning. The launch coincides with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese securing Fiji as Australia's fourth major defence ally through the Ocean of Peace Alliance, a mutual defence pact that establishes formal obligations for both nations to aid each other in the event of armed attack. The alliance follows similar treaties with the United States, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, and remains open for other Pacific nations to join.See…
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