Japan foreign minister calls for ‘immediate stop’ to China’s military drills around Taiwan


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Japan foreign minister calls for 'immediate stop' to China's military drills around Taiwan Tokyo, Aug 4: Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi strongly condemned the firing of five ballistic missiles by the Chinese military in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in Cambodia. Hayashi called for an 'immediate stop' to China's military drills around Taiwan in response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit this week, according to Japan's Kyodo News. China launched "precision missile strikes" in the Taiwan Strait Thursday. Five ballistic missiles fired by China landed inside Japan's exclusive economic zone...