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China fired at least five missiles into Japanese territory on Thursday in the middle of strained international tensions in the western Pacific.
The People’s Republic of China fired nine ballistic missiles on Thursday in an act of military aggression, five of which landed in Japanese-controlled water, according to the Japanese Ministry of Defense.
This is the first time that China has used missile targeting to strike inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
The exclusive economic zone is the area surrounding Japan over which it has exclusive rights to enterprises such as fishing.
The strike and its implied threat of violence has complicated international tensions and comes on the heels of a controversial congressional delegation trip to Taiwan.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to reporters Thursday about the recent delegation to Taiwan, trying to smooth over the visit…. (Read more)
