US ‘concerned’ after China fires dummy nuclear warhead into Pacific Ocean

• 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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China’s missile test in Pacific ‘great concern to region and world’, says US