Biden Says Japan ‘Xenophobic’ Along With China, Russia
- Remarks come weeks after Biden welcomed Japan’s PM Kishida
- Immigration inches up in Japan, population still shrinking
Fumio Kishida with Joe Biden at the White House on April 10.
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US President Joe Biden included ally Japan along with rivals China and Russia in a list of countries he called “xenophobic” in a speech at a campaign fundraising event in Washington.
Biden reiterated remarks he made last month linking China’s economic woes to its unwillingness to accept immigration. This time he added Russia, but also longstanding ally Japan, whose Prime Minister Fumio Kishida he welcomed for a summit and state dinner in Washington three weeks ago.