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Biden-Suga meeting sends signal of tight US-Japan alliance
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Nirmal Ghosh US Bureau Chief In Washington, Nirmal Ghosh
That Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will today be the first foreign leader to visit the White House in person and meet President Joe Biden is not in itself unusual; Japan is the US' most important ally in Asia.
But this time around, the question of China, and specifically tension over Taiwan and so-called "grey zone" operations, looms large.
