This latest military test demonstrates China's growing willingness to use its military strength to send a warning to the Pacific: that Beijing now has the military and nuclear means to assert its dominance in the region.

China's navy successfully conducted a missile test in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, amid warnings from regional nations about an intercontinental ballistic

China has test-fired a nuclear-capable long-range missile with a dummy warhead in the South Pacific, Chinse media has confirmed.