Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleChina test-fired a long-range ballistic missile with a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean, prompting widespread condemnation from the US and Pacific nations. The US State Department voiced concern over China's "rapid and opaque nuclear weapons buildup" and called for Beijing to engage in meaningful arms control talks. Australia, New Zealand, and the Solomon Islands criticised the test as "provocative" and "destabilising to the region", also noting insufficient notice from China. The Philippines described the missile launch as a "reckless display of military power" and a "calculated act of taunting and provocation" against nations resisting China's territorial expansion. Russia defended China's actions as a "sovereign right", asserting that Beijing is "not threatening anyone in the world". In fullChina’s missile test in Pacific ‘great concern to region and world’, says USMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

The dummy missile was launched by a nuclear submarine.

China is preparing to test-fire a nuclear-capable long-range missile with a dummy warhead in the South Pacific in the next 24 hours, diplomats in the region have been told.

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

China appears to be preparing to test a ballistic missile with a dummy warhead in the Pacific Ocean. The ABC has been told that the Chinese government informed governments in the…

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

A New Zealand government source said China had alerted them about an upcoming intercontinental ballistic missile test. | World News

Japan says it had urged China to reconsider proceeding with the launch.

Firing of long-range ballistic missile from nuclear-powered submarine marks China’s first such test in Pacific in two years

A nuclear submarine of the People's Liberation Army Navy launched the missile carrying a dummy warhead toward international waters in the Pacific at 12.01pm, China's official…

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

Countries raise concerns after Chinese military test-launches ballistic missile from submarine in the Pacific Ocean.

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 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,…

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or…

China launched a missile test on Monday, attracting criticism from across the Pacific.