China fired a submarine missile into the Pacific as Australia and Fiji sealed a defence pact. What the new ocean contest means for Latin America.
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Key Facts
—What happened A Chinese nuclear submarine fired a strategic ballistic missile into the Pacific on 6 July, hours after Australia and Fiji signed a mutual defence pact.
—Who reacted Australia called it destabilising, New Zealand unwelcome, and Japan lodged serious concern after just 90 minutes’ notice.
—The pact The Ocean of Peace Alliance is Fiji’s first mutual defence treaty and Australia’s fourth, paired with a A$1bn Vuvale Union.
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