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Biden meets Japan's leader to boost China-facing alliances

by Ellen KnickmeyerAamer Madhani
| April 16, 2021 12:09 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was welcoming Japan’s prime minister to the White House on Friday in his first face-to-face meeting with a foreign leader, a choice that reflects Biden's emphasis on strengthening alliances to deal with a more assertive China and other global challenges.

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