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China test-launches a ballistic missile in the South Pacific and raises regional concerns
China’s navy has test-launched a long-range ballistic missile from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific. The New Zealand government says the missile was fired into a nuclear-free zone established in a 1986 treaty. China last tested a…
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What happenedChina test-launches a ballistic missile in the South Pacific and raises regional concerns.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "China test-launches a ballistic missile in the South Pacific and raises regional concerns". The right frames it as "China’s Navy Just Shot a Long-Range Ballistic Missile into the South Pacific".
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Left / center-leftChina test-launches a ballistic missile in the South Pacific and raises regional concerns
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Right / center-rightChina’s Navy Just Shot a Long-Range Ballistic Missile into the South Pacific
China test-launches a ballistic missile in the South Pacific and raises regional concerns
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China’s navy has test-launched a long-range ballistic missile from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific. The New Zealand government says the missile was fired into a n...
