US and Japan take on China provocations with 'unbreakable' alliance

'2-plus-2' Tokyo meeting kicks off Asia tour by American national security team

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A China Coast Guard vessel near the Senkaku Islands. (Source photo by Kyodo) 

JUNNOSUKE KOBARA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and the U.S. will meet for their "two-plus-two" dialogue on Tuesday, when they are expected to single out and criticize China's maritime advances in explicit terms.

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