International report - China's missile test overshadowed by Iran war, but Pacific nations are watching
- China recenly test-fired a nuclear-capable missile from a submarine into the Pacific, the first such launch from a nuclear-powered vessel and the first submarine-based test since 1982.
- The missile, identified by Taiwan as a JL-2 with a range of some 7,000 kilometres, came down near the Solomon Islands, drawing swift condemnation from Washington even as global attention remains fixed on the war between Israel and Iran.
- Analysts see the test as a show of strength aimed at multiple audiences at once: Pacific nations wary of Beijing's growing influence, a United States whose alliances in the regio
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- China recenly test-fired a nuclear-capable missile from a submarine into the Pacific, the first such launch from a nuclear-powered vessel and the first submarine-based test since 1982.
- The missile, identified by Taiwan as a JL-2 with a range of some 7,000 kilometres, came down near the Solomon Islands, drawing swift condemnation from Washington even as global attention remains fixed on the war between Israel and Iran.
- Analysts see the test as a show of strength aimed at multiple audiences at once: Pacific nations wary of Beijing's growing influence, a United States whose alliances in the regio
Sources: RFI