AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPacific Security: China says a submarine test-fired a “strategic” ballistic missile with a dummy warhead into the Pacific, landing in designated waters—sparking fast condemnation from New Zealand and Australia as “destabilising” and “not consistent with regional stability,” with Japan also urging Beijing to rethink. Regional Politics: The timing drew extra attention because it came hours after Australia and Fiji signed a new defence alliance, deepening security ties in the South Pacific. French Polynesia Angle: The report notes China’s earlier 2024 ICBM test near French Polynesia, and the latest launch adds pressure to the region’s nuclear-free zone concerns. Local Governance: French Polynesia expanded ocean protections to 30% of its waters, adding artisanal fishing zones around the Austral and Marquesas islands—framed as a Polynesian-led conservation model. Nuclear Justice: Pacific nuclear survivors and advocates urged Australia to sign and ratify the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, marking anniversaries tied to Bikini and Mururoa.
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