Contrasting US airport receptions prompt debate over Japan and China
Different airport receptions for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the United States have prompted debate about Washington’s treatment of Tokyo, the South China Morning Post reports. Takaichi arrived at New York’s JFK airport during a UN visit, where an image showed her on a relatively empty tarmac.
Contrasting receptions for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the United States have prompted debate over Washington’s treatment of Tokyo as an ally, the South China Morning Post reports. Takaichi arrived in New York at the beginning of a working-week trip during which she addressed the United Nations General Assembly for the first time as Japan’s prime minister. A photograph of her arrival showed her waving across a relatively empty tarmac at John F.
Kennedy International Airport. The report contrasts that scene with the reception given to Xi, although the supplied material does not describe that reception in detail. The account presents the differing airport scenes as the basis for discussion about US relations with Japan and China.
It does not include an official US response or Takaichi’s reaction.
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