Beijing should be well aware that firing a weapon into the open ocean, thousands of kilometres from its mainland, is deeply provocative.

The dummy missile was launched by a nuclear submarine.

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

China has test fired a nuclear-capable missile armed with a dummy warhead in the South Pacific just hours after Australia and Fiji inked a mutual defence pact that could grow to…

Australian government confirms it was informed by China of its intent to conduct the test on Monday

China has test-launched a nuclear-capable missile in the South Pacific hours after Australia signed a new major defence deal to ward off Beijing’s influence in the region.

A test missile topped with a dummy warhead landed in the Pacific Ocean, Chinese state media reported

China has launched a nuclear capable long range missile in the Pacific Ocean - just hours after Australia struck a landmark defence deal with Fiji.

China on Monday conducted a rare test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile in the Pacific Ocean, sparking criticism from New Zealand and Australia for actions that they said…

China’s navy has test-launched a long-range ballistic missile from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific

China’s testing of a nuclear-capable missile in the Pacific Ocean generated a splash that no one heard, but every country in the region felt.

China’s testing of a nuclear-capable missile in the Pacific Ocean generated a splash that no one heard, but every country in the region felt.

China's recent missile test from a nuclear submarine in the Pacific has sparked criticism and security concerns from Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, according to Xinhua reports.

China's missile launch from a nuclear submarine in the Pacific draws criticism from Japan and Australia amid regional tensions.

China test-fired a strategic missile into the Pacific Ocean, drawing condemnation from regional nations. Learn more about Beijing's military might.

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,…

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Canberra has made clear its “concern” directly to Beijing after the Chinese military test fired a nuclear capable missile in the South Pacific.