International relationsNorth Korea's latest provocations signal frustration with Beijing
China joining South Korea and Japan at summit spurs missile, balloon barrage
People in Seoul watch a large TV screen showing an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program on May 30. The North earlier in the day fired a barrage of suspected ballistic missiles toward eastern waters, according to South Korea's military. © AP
STEVEN BOROWIEC, Nikkei staff writer
SEOGWIPO, South Korea -- Since China, Japan and South Korea held a rare trilateral summit in Seoul on Monday, North Korea has carried out a flurry of aggressive acts, which analysts say indicate a particular irritation with traditional patron Beijing.