NZ Herald6 Jul, 2026 07:11 PM2 mins to readAustralian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong says China's missile testing in the South Pacific lacked transparency and assurance to neighbouring nations. Photo / Mark MitchellChina is being criticised by Australia for undertaking a missile test in the Pacific just hours after the nation signed a peace agreement with Fiji.

China launched the inactive long-range ballistic missile into the Nuclear Free Zone of the South Pacific yesterday, following the Australian and Fiji governments signing