Five Chinese-fired ballistic missiles land inside EEZ near Okinawa, says Tokyo
Five ballistic missiles launched by China’s military during exercises around Taiwan on Aug. 4 were believed to have landed inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone for the first time, Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said.
The Defense Ministry said all five of the missiles that landed within Japan’s EEZ – which extends 200 nautical miles (370 km) from Japan’s coast – had fallen into waters southwest of Hateruma Island in Okinawa Prefecture.
Kishi said the Japanese government delivered a diplomatic protest to Beijing over the move. “This is a grave issue that concerns our country’s national security and people’s safety,” Kishi told a hastily organized news conference.
China announced late on Aug. 2 that it would hold some of its largest-scale military exercises, including ballistic missile launches, in response to a visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
China claimed the visit represented yet another attempt at “hollowing out” the United States’ long-standing “One China” policy. (The Japan Times)
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