Japan PM begins SE Asia trip, urges open seas, response on Ukraine.
Fumio Kishida doesn’t name China but protests “efforts to change status quo unilaterally” in regional seas.
According to the Radio Free Asia on April 29:
Japan’s leader made a veiled but strong statement against Chinese assertiveness as he met Indonesia’s president on Friday at the start of a trip to Southeast Asia and Europe to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific and rally a regional response to the Ukrainian crisis.