China test-launches a ballistic missile in the South Pacific and raises regional concerns
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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a long-range ballistic missile bursts out of the sea during a test launched from a Chinese nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific on Monday, July 6, 2026. (Li Xiangchao/Xinhua via AP)FILE - Sailors march past the insignia for the People's Liberation Army (PLA)'s naval submarine academy during a tour arranged for foreign journalists a day before the opening of the West Pacific Naval Symposium in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a long-range ballistic missile bursts out of the sea during a test launched from a Chinese nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific on Monday, July 6, 2026. (Li Xiangchao/Xinhua via AP)