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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on a foreign policy at the State Department on Feb. 4. © Reuters

ALEX FANG, Nikkei staff writer

February 5, 2021 07:51 JST

NEW YORK -- In his first major foreign policy speech, U.S. President Joe Biden called the country's alliances around the world its "greatest asset" and promised to stand shoulder to shoulder with key partners, in a departure from the "America first" approach of his predecessor. (Read the full transcript of the speech here)