Japan, India decry Biden's description of them as xenophobic
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FILE - U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 17, 2024. During a campaign fundraiser this week, Biden described Japan and India as "xenophobic" countries that do not welcome immigrants. The White House said Biden meant no offense.
Japan and India on Saturday decried remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden describing them as "xenophobic" countries that do not welcome immigrants, which the president said during a campaign fundraising event earlier in the week.
A visitor walks along on a beach equipped with anti-landing barricades, with the Chinese city of Xiamen seen in the background, in the Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands, in Kinmen on May 17, 2024. Tourists pose for photos as they visit a scenic spot on Pingtan island, the closest point in China to Taiwan’s main island, in Fujian province on May 18, 2024.