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Chinese missiles 'serious problem that impacts our national security': Japan PM

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Agence France-Presse 

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Smoke trails from projectiles launched by the Chinese military are seen in the sky as tourists look on from Pingtan Island, one of mainland China" s="" closest="" point="" from="" in="" Fujian="" province="" on="" Aug.="" Hector="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/08/04/08042022-chinese-ballistic-missiles-fall-into-japan-afp.jpg"/><figcaption>Smoke trails from projectiles launched by the Chinese military are seen in the sky as tourists look on from Pingtan Island, one of mainland China&#x27;s closest point from Taiwan, in Fujian province on Aug. 4, 2022. <em>Hector Retamal, AFP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>TOKYO — Japan&#x27;s prime minister on Friday condemned China&#x27;s firing of ballistic missiles during military drills around Taiwan, calling them a &quot;serious problem that impacts our national security and the safety of our citizens&quot;.</p><p>Five Chinese missiles appear to have fallen in the country&#x27;s exclusive economic zone, Tokyo has said, with 4 of those believed to have flown over Taiwan&#x27;s main island.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/08/04/22/chinese-ballistic-missiles-fall-into-japans-eez-govt">Chinese ballistic missiles fall into Japan&#x27;s EEZ: gov&#x27;t</a></li></ul><p>&quot;China&#x27;s actions this time around have a serious impact on the peace and stability of our region and the international community,&quot; Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters after meeting US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for breakfast.</p><p>&quot;I told her that we have called for the immediate cancellation of the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/08/04/22/china-fires-missiles-around-taiwan-in-major-military-drills">military drills</a>.&quot;</p><p>Pelosi is in Tokyo for the final leg of an Asian tour that included a stop in Taiwan, infuriating Beijing, which has launched its largest-ever military drills around the self-ruled island in response.</p><p>The 82-year-old politician defied stern threats from China to become the highest-profile US official to visit Taiwan in years, saying her trip made it &quot;unequivocally clear&quot; the United States would not abandon a democratic ally.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/08/03/22/south-korea-calls-for-calm-over-pelosi-taiwan-visit">South Korea calls for calm over Pelosi Taiwan visit</a></li></ul><p>China views Taiwan as part of its territory and has vowed to retake the island one day, by force if necessary.</p><p>Kishida said he and Pelosi discussed geopolitical issues including matters related to North Korea, China and Russia, as well as efforts towards a nuclear-free world.</p><p>Pelosi arrived Thursday night from South Korea, another key US ally, where she visited the border with the nuclear-armed North. It is her first time in Japan since 2015.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/08/04/22/in-south-korea-pelosi-to-visit-heavily-fortified-dmz">In South Korea, Pelosi set to visit heavily fortified DMZ</a></li></ul><p>Tokyo has lodged a diplomatic protest with Beijing over the military exercises, which began on Thursday.</p><p>Parts of Japan&#x27;s southernmost Okinawa region are close to Taiwan, as are islets at the center of a long-running dispute between Tokyo and Beijing.</p><p>Japan&#x27;s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) extends up to 200 nautical miles from its coastline, beyond the limits of its territorial waters.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/08/05/22/us-slams-china-missile-launches-as-overreaction">US condemns China missile launches as overreaction to Pelosi Taiwan trip</a></li></ul><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2157700" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Japan's prime minister on Friday condemned China's firing of ballistic missiles during military drills around Taiwan. 