North Korea fired two more medium-range ballistic missiles on the morning of the 18th.

(Reuters)

[Reporter Lu Yixuan/Taipei Report] North Korea fired two medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs) into the Sea of ​​Japan from 10:13 am to 11:5 am Taiwan time on the 18th from the Dongchangli area of ​​North Pyongan Province, seriously threatening regional peace and stability. .

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today that North Korea has conducted more than 30 missile tests since January, far more than before, and is preparing to resume nuclear test explosions.

Our country expresses solemn condemnation of North Korea's actions that undermine regional peace and stability.

North Korea tested a ballistic missile again this morning. The governments of the United States, Japan and South Korea have all expressed solemn condemnation of North Korea's provocative actions.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement today in response that North Korea has conducted more than 30 missile tests since January, far exceeding previous records, including various intercontinental, medium and short-range ballistic missiles, and is also making relevant preparations for the resumption of nuclear test explosions work, making the situation on the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific region even more tense.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that my country expresses its solemn condemnation of North Korea's behavior of disregarding the ban of the United Nations Security Council, wantonly testing missiles, and undermining regional peace and stability.

The South Korean representative office in Taiwan has repeatedly expressed its affirmation and gratitude to the Chinese government for its high concern about the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out that Taiwan and South Korea are both important members of the Indo-Pacific community and are also threatened by force from the dictatorship.

When China conducted a large-scale live-fire military exercise around Taiwan in August, which undermined the peace of the Taiwan Strait and threatened the freedom of international maritime and air navigation, South Korea, the United States, Japan, ASEAN and many other countries with similar ideas were highly concerned about China's military threats. He has repeatedly emphasized the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait to regional security and prosperity.

In November, the United States, Japan and South Korea also jointly reiterated that maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is an indispensable element for the security and prosperity of the international community.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated that my country will continue to pay close attention to North Korea's various acts of military intimidation and provocation, and cooperate with like-minded countries to promote peace, prosperity and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, curb the expansion and aggression of authoritarianism, and maintain the rules-based international order , and the freedom, openness, stability and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region.