China missile test shakes Pacific islands' anti-nuclear unity

Australia-led statement stalls as some neighbors shy away from condemnation

On July 6, China's military conducted a test launch of a missile carrying a training warhead from a submarine in the South Pacific. (Xinhua via Kyodo)

BEIJING/SYDNEY -- Pacific island nations are divided over last month's Chinese missile test in the region, unable to come together around an Australian-led effort to issue a joint statement condemning the launch.

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