Obama, Abe revitalize ties as China 'flexes muscles'

The United States and Japan sought to reinvigorate their 70-year alliance in the face of China's growing clout Tuesday, with President Barack Obama welcoming Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the White House. Voicing shared anxiety about China's activities in the South and East China Seas, the two leaders vowed to counter new threats and increase joint military deterrence. Obama accused China of "flexing their muscles" though territorial claims and the building of new islands in d