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Biden to welcome Japan's prime minister as administration's first foreign leader at the White House
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The White House will welcome Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in April as the first foreign leader to meet with President Biden, officials announced Friday.
"This will be our first in-person visit from a foreign leader in the Biden-Harris administration, reflecting the importance we place on our bilateral relationship with Japan and our friendship and partnership with the Japanese people," White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Friday. Biden and Suga are expected to discuss ramping up a new trade alliance to bolster semiconductor production, according to Nikkei Asia, a financial publication based in Japan. The importance of possible arrangement comes in the wake of a worldwide chip shortage currently wreaking havoc on automobile and consumer electronic manufacturers.More Related News