China's rare submarine-launched ballistic missile test in the Pacific has alarmed Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. This demonstration of growing undersea nuclear capabilities, occurring amid regional security shifts and US unpredictability, signals Beijing's expanding reach. Regional powers are now actively strengthening their own security networks, seeking greater self-reliance in a changing geopolitical landscape.

The dummy missile was launched by a nuclear submarine.

Japan expresses ‘grave concern’ over China’s increasingly active military activities