The test-firing by China of a missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific on Monday sends a message to NATO, the alliance's Secretary General Mark Rutte said. "This, again, is evidence that we cannot be naive," Rutte told reporters when asked about the Chinese action on the eve of a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara. "And we are not." Rutte also referred to China's support for Russia as a "key enabler" in its war against Ukraine.

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Nato’s Secretary General contacts Japanese Defence Minister after Chinese nuclear submarine fires test missile into Pacific on Monday.