President Joe Biden’s effort to harness U.S. alliances in Asia to counter China will get a test run during his summit with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday his first in-person meeting with a foreign leader since taking office.
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(Bloomberg) President Joe Biden’s effort to harness U.S. alliances in Asia to counter China will get a test run during his summit with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday his first in-person meeting with a foreign leader since taking office.
China’s shadow will loom large over almost every topic during Suga’s visit, from human rights to Taiwan to supply chain resilience. The two leaders plan to issue statements on the situation in the Taiwan Strait a move sure to draw China’s attention as well as announce a $2 billion initiative on 5G technology, according to a U.S. official who briefed reporters on Thursday.
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(Bloomberg) President Joe Biden began meeting Friday afternoon with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to discuss issues including human rights, Taiwan and supply-chain resilience.
China is expected to loom large in the talks, Biden’s first in-person meeting at the White House with a foreign leader since taking office.
“The United States and Japan have a big agenda ahead of us,” Biden said as reporters were briefly allowed in the room. “Our cooperation is vital, in my view, and I think in both our views, to meeting the challenges facing our nation, and ensuring the future of the region will remain free and open and prosperous.”
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