China Fires Missile Into Pacific Amid US-Iran Diplomatic Crunch

🚀 PACIFIC — China tests a missile while Washington is consumed by July 9. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Beijing firing into the Pacific during peak US-Iran tension is a calculated window test. Washington's attention is split; China probes how much. For Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, the timing reframes the test as a capability signal under diplomatic cover. US Pacific Command must respond — pulling attention from an already stretched Hormuz posture.