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China Tests Missile as Pacific Tensions Rise | Auckland News
China’s surprise missile test into the South Pacific just hours before New Zealand was alerted has sparked alarm, with Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters calling it “deeply concerning” and a violation of the region’s spirit of peace and the Treaty of Rarotonga. This isn’t the first time — a similar test occurred last September — and the nuclear-capable missile carried a dummy warhead. The timing coincides with Australia and Fiji’s new mutual defense pact, dubbed the “Ocean of Peace” alliance, as Australia ramps up regional security ties. Meanwhile, China’s growing military presence near…
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