Fiji & New Zealand

Fiji: Fiji has secured its first formal defense alliance with Australia, gaining security guarantees and strengthening economic cooperation. This move aligns Fiji more closely with traditional partners like Australia and New Zealand.

New Zealand: New Zealand is one of Australia's treaty-bound allies and has expressed interest in joining the Ocean of Peace Alliance, indicating potential for broader regional security cooperation.

Fiji: Fiji recently signed a major defense alliance with Australia, which could be seen as a response to increasing military activities in the Pacific, including China's missile test.

New Zealand: New Zealand was alerted by China about the missile test and its Defence Force privately warned of persistent naval forays and ballistic missile tests by China, indicating a need for increased vigilance and potential defense adjustments.

Fiji: Fiji signed a new mutual defense treaty with Australia on the same day as China's missile launch, aimed at countering Chinese influence in the Pacific.

New Zealand: New Zealand criticized China's missile launch, noting it occurred within the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone, despite being informed hours beforehand.

Fiji: Fiji signed a new mutual defense treaty with Australia, intended to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific, after China's missile test.

New Zealand: New Zealand reported that China's missile test was fired into a nuclear-free zone established in a 1986 treaty.