Pacific Islands Forum fails to reach consensus on anti-missile statement against China

Pacific Islands Forum foreign ministers failed to agree on a unified statement against China after it fired a nuclear-capable missile into Pacific waters.

SUVA, Fiji: Pacific diplomats gathered in Fiji failed on Friday (Aug 7) to agree on a joint statement condemning China's recent test of a nuclear-capable missile in the region, with New Zealand's foreign minister accusing them of appeasing "outsiders".Beijing gave only a handful of nations short notice before test-firi