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VOA Mandarin: Japanese PM postpones US visit, expresses willingness to visit China


U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at Ishiba's office in Tokyo, Jan. 7, 2025.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at Ishiba's office in Tokyo, Jan. 7, 2025.

Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has postponed his visit to the U.S. and once again expressed his willingness to visit China. Yoichi Shimada, a Japanese House of Representatives member, told VOA that if Ishiba visits China first, it will cause distrust from the Trump administration and will also cause the U.S. Congress to have considerable doubts about Japan's policies on the Japan-U.S. alliance and Japan-China relations.

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