Pacific Allies Unite Against China Missile Test as AUKUS Debate Heats Up

17 of 18 Pacific leaders have agreed to demand at least 24 hours' notice for future ballistic missile tests, a direct response to China's surprise firing of a nuclear-capable weapon into their ocean with little warning. The joint statement, finalized at the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, marks a significant diplomatic rebuke to Beijing. "There will always be consequences" when China is unhappy, warned its special envoy Qian Bo, who fumed at Taiwan's...