At the foreign ministers' meeting related to ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), the worsening of Japan-China relations over the situation in Taiwan became apparent.
The government once again urges China to exercise restraint and persistently calls for dialogue to find ways to improve relations.
Foreign Minister Hayashi has been visiting Cambodia since the 3rd of this month for the first face-to-face foreign ministers' meeting related to ASEAN in three years.
During Minister Hayashi's stay in Cambodia, a ballistic missile launched by China during a large-scale military exercise around Taiwan fell inside Japan's EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone), and the Japan-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting was also China's intention. was sent off by
In addition, at the multilateral conference on the 5th, there was an act in which Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov left while Minister Lin was giving a speech.
Regarding the future of Japan-China relations, Minister Hayashi told reporters, "Both sides will make efforts to maintain constructive and stable Japan-China relations by asserting what should be asserted and cooperating on common issues while demanding responsible actions. It's important to build on that," he said.
The government is once again urging China to exercise restraint to prevent the situation from escalating over the situation in Taiwan, and will persistently call for dialogue and seek ways to improve relations.