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Japan's leader urges strong alliance in visit to White House

by Ellen Knickmeyer & Aamer Madhani
| April 16, 2021 2:03 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling democracy the foundation for global prosperity, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga met with President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday in a bid to underscore the two countries' alliance as a counter to an autocratic and increasingly assertive China.

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