The Pacific Islands Forum convened in Suva, Fiji, on August 7, 2026, with its 18 members unable to issue a joint statement on China's early July 2026 ICBM test. The missile landed in ocean waters near Solomon Islands, Nauru, and Tuvalu without advance warning to Tuvalu. Two member states blocked consensus, according to statements from New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Tuvalu officials.