Japan, China bicker over Beijing's actions in Indo-Pacific

FILE - A Philippine Coast Guard rigid hull inflatable boat passes by the Japanese Coast Guard Akitsushima during a trilateral Coast Guard drill of the U.S., Japan and Philippines near the waters of the disputed South China See in Bataan province, Philippines, June 6, 2023.

China is challenging Japan’s latest analysis of the threat posed to the Indo-Pacific region by Beijing as a hyped-up threat and false accusation.