Pacific leaders demand China give 24-hour notice before missile tests

Pacific leaders have agreed to collectively rebuke China for firing a nuclear-capable missile into the Pacific in July, urging better advance notice for future tests. The decision came after a closed-door meeting at the Pacific Islands Forum in Koror, Palau, where leaders including New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon discussed the issue. The rebuke, part of the forum's communique, did not name China directly. Leaders expressed concern that the missile overflew several territories without adequate warning and called for at least 24 hours' notice for any future tests. Luxon played a key role as part of the forum's troika, with New Zealand set to chair the PIF next year.