China, Japan and South Korea
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China has escalated its trade tensions with Japan by launching an investigation into imported dichlorosilane, a chemical gas used in making semiconductors.
The projectiles, launched off the North Korean east coast, are believed to have fallen outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
The measures being taken by Beijing go a step further than those seen in previous disputes between China and Japan