Chinese state media has criticized the United States and Japan for "cornering" China in Asia.

The state-run Global Times newspaper, in a recent editorial, accused the U.S. and Japan of trying to isolate China by forging closer ties with Russia, India, and other Asian countries.

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The newspaper said that Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe would soon attend the Eastern Economic Forum in the eastern Russian city of Vladivostok to prioritize economic cooperation with Russia despite a territorial dispute between two countries.

"This can be seen as a significant change in Japan's policy toward Russia," the editorial said. "Japan's moves can easily be viewed as imposing geopolitical pressure on China through improving ties with Russia."

The recent signing of an India-US military logistics agreement signaled that New Delhi is increasingly leaning towards the US, according to the Global Times. India's Defense Minister Mahohar Parrikar and U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Monday signed a Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) after a decade of discussion.

"China seems to be positioned in the center of the geopolitical manoeuvres by the US and Japan," the editorial added. "But Beijing should not let its attention be led by the two. Geopolitics in the 21st century is not like the traditional game where every piece aims to encircle the others.

China is hosting the G20 Summit on September 4 and 5 in Hangzhou. This is the first time the Communist nation is hosting a G20 Summit. U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to meet Chinese Preisdent Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the two-day summit. 

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