Japan protested to China because several missiles fired by its military during exercises near Taiwan fell near the Japanese coast.
This was reported by the Japanese agency Kyodo.
5 ballistic missiles fell in Japanʼs maritime economic zone. Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said it was the first time a ballistic missile belonging to the Chinese military had landed in these waters. The Japanese government issued a diplomatic protest to the Chinese government.
On Thursday, China refused to meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, calling it a consequence of the visit to Taiwan by the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi.
More than 50 international flights to and from Taiwan have been canceled due to the Chinese drills. Taiwanʼs Mainland Affairs Council says China is trying to force the international community to stop supporting the island. Chinaʼs military activity is expected to delay global shipping and disrupt supply chains, as commercial vessels have been forced to reroute.
- Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi officially arrived in Taiwan on August 3. Pelosi is the third-ranking official in the US and became the highest-ranking US politician to visit Taiwan since 1997. In China, her visit has already been called a "serious violation of sovereignty and territorial integrity."
- Pelosiʼs visit was accompanied by tension in the region. Chinese troops gathered their forces around Taiwan. The latterʼs troops were put on heightened alert until August 4.
- On August 4, Pelosi left Taiwan, and China introduced a number of sanctions.