- China 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".
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