China missile test deepens Pacific divide over growing militarisation
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China's recent test of a nuclear-capable missile has heightened tensions in the Pacific, challenging regional efforts to maintain peace amidst major-power rivalry. Pacific leaders' ambitions to keep the region free from conflict are showing limits.
SUVA, Fiji, Aug 10 - China's test of a nuclear-capable missile last month has exposed the limits of Pacific leaders' ambition to make the region an \"Ocean of Peace\", free from the crossfire of major-power rivalry.