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Biden-Kishida meeting: Closer US-Japan ties reflect growing disquiet with China, say analysts
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The first substantive talk between US President Joe Biden (left) and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida since the latter took office was "very warm and wide-ranging".
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WASHINGTON/TOKYO - The United States and Japan have vowed to push back against China’s efforts to “change the status quo” in the Indo-Pacific, an agreement seen as a sign of Tokyo’s growing disquiet with Beijing’s increasing assertiveness in disputed waters.
This comes after a virtual meeting between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday (Jan 21).
