Dated GeoSignal briefings on Fiji. Read developments, assessment and source references in their original context. Country tags reflect published metadata and may not include every actor or place mentioned.
Australia and Fiji have signed a mutual-defence treaty and wider cooperation framework, but the defence pact will not enter into force until both countries ratify it and deposit their instruments of ratification.
Australia and Fiji have signed the Ocean of Peace Alliance, creating a mutual-defence framework that remains inoperative until both governments ratify it.
China said on 6 July that a PLA Navy strategic nuclear submarine launched a strategic missile with a dummy warhead into designated Pacific high seas, and Australia, New Zealand and Japan publicly raised concern afterward.
China said on 6 July 2026 that a PLA Navy strategic nuclear submarine launched a strategic missile with a dummy warhead into designated Pacific waters, drawing formal criticism or concern from Australia, Japan and New Zealand.