Biden blasted for attacking ally and comparing Japan to Russia and China: ‘Not something diplomatic to say’
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Biden blasted for attacking ally and comparing Japan to Russia and China: ‘Not something diplomatic to say’

President Joe Biden lumped in longtime ally Japan with Russia and China‚ denouncing them as “xenophobic‚” which drew widespread outrage. Speaking at a campaign fundraiser on Wednesday that marked Asian American‚ Native Hawaiian‚ and Pacific Islander Heritage Month‚ Biden credited the United States’s economic power to immigrants‚ using China‚ Russia‚ and Japan as a contrast. “Why is China stalling so badly economically‚ why is Japan having trouble‚ why is Russia‚ why is India‚ because they...