Fumio Kishida walks ‘fine line’ as Japan incurs China’s wrath over Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip

• Days after Beijing axed a meeting with a Japanese official, Tokyo reiterated its commitment to a ‘free and open’ Indo-Pacific and stability in the Taiwan Strait
• While Kishida could have opted for a more dovish position, Japan had no choice but to express displeasure when Chinese missiles fell inside its EEZ, one analyst notes