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Biden Arrives in Japan to Meet With G-7 Leaders Amid Looming Debt Crisis at Home

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Biden Arrives in Japan to Meet With G-7 Leaders Amid Looming Debt Crisis at Home
President Joe Biden (C) and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) arrive at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni on May 18, 2023, in Iwakuni, Japan. Biden arrived in Japan to attend the G7 summit, which will take place in Hiroshima, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images
Emel Akan
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HIROSHIMA, Japan—U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Japan on May 18 to attend the three-day G-7 summit of the world’s top economic powers, leaving behind an intense debt ceiling negotiation with congressional leaders.

Biden arrived in Hiroshima at about 5 p.m. local time, where the Group of Seven (G-7) leaders will meet from May 19 to May 21 to discuss a wide range of issues, including the conflict in Ukraine and China’s threats against Taiwan, as well as economic security.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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