Top diplomats from the Indo-Pacific region were divided over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs and Russia's war in Ukraine at their meeting on Friday in Jakarta.Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi voiced concerns over the situation in the East and South China seas, where China has been increasing its maritime assertiveness, at the 27-member ASEAN Regional Forum, the Japanese government said.His counterparts from like-minded nations, including U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, also brought up the same issue about China, according to diplomatic sources.The rift between …READ FULL ARTICLE
