'China-led order won't materialize': Japan experts call for realism

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Visitors stand in front of a giant screen displaying Chinese President Xi Jinping at a military museum in Beijing. Some Japanese experts say a China-led international system is an unrealistic scenario. © Reuters

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

TOKYO -- Recent Japanese foreign policy has focused excessively on the U.S. and overstated the threat of China, a group of experts on international relations said Tuesday, calling for Tokyo to craft a more realistic approach.

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