Washington has condemned China¡¯s ongoing large-scale military exercises around Taiwan, which included firing five missiles Thursday that landed in Japan¡¯s exclusive economic zone for the first time, as ¡°irresponsible¡± and a ¡°significant escalation¡± of tensions.
The White House lambasted Beijing, saying it is using U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi¡¯s recent trip as a ¡°pretext to increase provocative military activity¡± in and around the self-ruled island.
The Japanese government said that launches into the EEZ ¡ª which extends 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers) from Japan¡¯s coast ¡ª were likely done ¡°intentionally,¡± a move by China that could further upend ties with its neighbor.
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