China accused the U.S. and Japan of "ganging" up on them Saturday, following discussions by the two nations on a range of geopolitical issues, including China’s global expansion. "The U.S. and Japan are actually ganging up to form cliques and fanning bloc confrontation," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement Saturday. In a statement following the bilateral talks, Japan and the U.S. expressed their concern regarding China’s military involvement around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. The islands, also known as Diaoyu Dao, are uninhabited and administered by Japan, but claimed by China. "China has indisputable sovereignty over islands in the South China Sea and waters around them."

Source: Fox News April 18, 2021 00:22 UTC