Pacific nations fail to agree on statement condemning China missile test

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

China gave no warning on the early July missile test and did not say it would land so close to the island, said a senior Tuvalu foreign affairs official.

Ministers from Forum countries could not agree to condemn China.

Pacific ministers to debate China missile statement  Reuters

The Foreign Minister is in Fiji for the Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

China’s recent ballistic missile test has been likened to a home invasion, leaving people living in Tuvalu, the low-lying Pacific Island closest to where it landed, fearing it would trigger a tsunami, according to a senior official from the nation.

China missile test top of agenda as Pacific diplomats meet in Fiji

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