BANGKOK (AP) — When China launched a ballistic missile into the South Pacific Ocean on Monday, it was a rare test of a nuclear-capable weapons system that drew international rebuke.

The strategic missile was fired into the Pacific from a nuclear-powered submarine, state media reported, in the Chinese military’s first such test since 2024.

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

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

The United States voiced alarm Monday over Beijing's nuclear program after China test-fired a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean, the latest move in its rapid military…

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The United States voiced alarm on July 6 over Beijing's nuclear program after China test-fired a purported long-range missile into the Pacific Ocean, the latest move in its rapid…

Despite Beijing’s insistence that the launch was a “routine” test, it is widely perceived in the region as a provocative and unsettling act.

US and Pacific nations condemn China for ‘provocation’ in aftermath of test-firing ballistic missile

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BANGKOK (AP) — China's navy test-launched a long-range ballistic missile Monday from a nuclear-powered submarine — a move that experts said showed Beijing's increasing skill and…

Beijing’s launching of a missile into the Pacific has drawn widespread and deserved condemnation.

US allies in the Pacific condemned what Beijing has called a "routine" intercontinental ballistic missile test, which comes as China seeks to demonstrate its growing military…

The launch was conducted in a safe, regulated & professional manner, says Foreign Ministry. Beijing had last fired a long-range ballistic missile into Pacific in September 2024.

China has repeatedly called out the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal between Australia, the U.S. and the U.K. as violating the treaty.

More than a technical milestone, the undersea launch sends a strategic signal to the US and Beijing’s neighbours in the Asia-Pacific, analysts say.

The list of countries notified in advance, as well as the timing, suggests that China’s purpose was not merely a straightforward display of military power.