# Japan is US battering ram against China — presidential adviser

https://mins.news/en/item/44851

- TASS, 2026-09-04 05:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2182463

> Anton Kobyakov, an adviser to the Russian president and executive secretary of the Eastern Economic Forum’s organizing committee, said the United States uses Japan as a “battering ram” against China. He added that as many as four military blocs had been formed in the region.