Kishida, Biden to boost alliance amid war in Ukraine, assertive China

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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden are set to meet Monday in Tokyo, where they are expected to underscore a robust Japan-U.S. alliance in response to Russia's war in Ukraine, China's growing assertiveness and North Korea's nuclear and missile threats. In their first in-person, sit-down meeting, the two leaders are likely to agree to pressure Moscow to stop its aggression in Ukraine and join hands in realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific, a vision widely seen as a counter to China's increasing clout in the region. Kishida and Biden, who is paying his first visit to Japan...

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