Tokyo
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will be the first foreign leader to meet Joe Biden in April in the United States
"if circumstances permit"
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The military bases of Okinawa (southern Japan) which cover the whole of the Asia-Pacific zone are one of the arches of the “pax americana” in the region.
In exchange for its hospitality, Japan benefits from the American nuclear umbrella, the best life insurance against the Chinese peril.
"Solid as a rock"
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"indestructible"
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"stronger than ever"
... At each meeting, Japan and the United States compete in superlatives to evoke their military alliance.
But this one takes a new turn.
Yoshihide Suga was in a virtual meeting on Friday with his Australian, Indian and American counterparts from the Quad, a regional quartet of democracies united by a common concern: China.
On the economic side, the Archipelago is delighted to be alongside its dynamic neighbor, with whom it cultivates a trade surplus made up of components and sophisticated products.
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