pacific slbm fallout
China's Pacific missile test draws protests as Australia and Fiji sign defense treaty
The July 6 JL-3 SLBM test's flight path crossed near Tuvalu/FSM/Nauru/Kiribati EEZs; the Solomon Islands (PIF chair) formally protested and Australia and Fiji signed the Ocean of Peace Alliance defense treaty in Suva in direct response, with New Zealand weighing joining (RFA is US-funded: usable on China, flagged; corroborated by Japan Times and Islands Business). Drove Australia alliance 3 to 4; China conflict held near -4.