Pacific Island Forum summit in Palau fails to reach unanimous condemnation of China's ballistic missile launch
Pacific Island Forum leaders meeting in Palau agreed to express collective 'concern' about China's ballistic missile launch into Pacific waters in July, but could not reach unanimous consensus. Nauru dissented from the statement and Kiribati had no representative at the retreat day. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon downplayed the significance of the dissent and absence.
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“Pacific leaders at summit fail to reach unanimous condemnation of China's ballistic missile launch”
“Pacific leaders at summit fail to reach unanimous condemnation of China's ballistic missile launch”
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Pacific Island Forum leaders agreed to register collective 'concern' about China's ballistic missile launch into Pacific waters
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