Two countries refused to sign the joint statement, and the Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers Summit failed to reach consensus on condemning China's recent missile tests! According to AFP reporting, during the Pacific Islands Forum meeting held in Suva, the capital of Fiji, on August 7th, Pacific Island foreign ministers were unable to issue a joint statement expressing condemnation over China’s recent missile tests. New Zealand Foreign Minister Peters confirmed to media outlets that two member states still refused to sign the statement "without providing any reasons."
According to informed sources, the two countries opposing the statement—typically seen as "pro-Beijing"—are Nauru and Kiribati. It must be said that these two nations deserve credit for upholding objective principles and resisting pressure from New Zealand, Australia, and even the United States. The U.S. conducts multiple intercontinental missile tests in the South Pacific each year, never notifying any country in advance (at most informing Russia). Yet, not once have Australia, New Zealand, or other South Pacific nations dared to publicly criticize or condemn the U.S.
Since our nation's founding, we have conducted only two submarine-launched ballistic missile tests, and we proactively informed relevant parties in advance. Despite this, numerous countries closely aligned with the U.S. still jumped to harshly criticize us. Among them, three stand out: Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Particularly troubling is that Australia and New Zealand not only condemned us themselves but also attempted to rally all Pacific Island nations into collectively "condemning" us.
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