LONDON -- When German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sat across from Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Saturday, it looked more like a full-on meeting of their two cabinets than a typical summit.
The leaders were flanked by their top ministers to inaugurate a new format for intergovernmental talks that reflects a shared concern over the rise of China.
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