The annual Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Suva, Fiji, is set to address heightened tensions with China, particularly after its recent test launch of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean, a nuclear-free zone. New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters is among the 18 ministers attending, with the meeting serving as a precursor to the PIF Leaders' Meeting in Palau. The missile test, which occurred shortly after a new defence treaty between Australia and Fiji, drew condemnation from some Pacific leaders, but a unified regional response remains elusive. New Zealand is also considering joining the Ocean of Peace Alliance, a defence treaty that commits parties to "act to meet common danger," a move that Peters acknowledges China may view as provocative.