People's Liberation Army members hold up a US flag and Chinese flags ahead of the arrival of US President Donald Trump for a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on May 14, 2026. (File photo: Reuters/Evan Vucci) 07 Jul 2026 10:39AM (Updated: 07 Jul 2026 10:52AM) WASHINGTON: The United States voiced alarm on Monday (Jul 6) over Beijing's nuclear programme after China test-fired a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean, the latest move in its rapid military modernisation.Monday's test came two years after China fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the waters near French Polynesia, in what had been the first launch of such a missile over international waters in more than 40 years.Analysts said that the test demonstrated growing Chinese capacity to stri