TOKYO -- Japan drafted a plan to offer greater assistance for infrastructure development overseas ahead of a key summit with China next week, as it prepares to pursue joint projects with Beijing in third countries.
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A construction site in Jakarta. More projects in developing countries will become eligible for low-rate loans under a policy hammered out by Japan. (Photo by Keiichiro Asahara)
TOKYO -- Japan drafted a plan to offer greater assistance for infrastructure development overseas ahead of a key summit with China next week, as it prepares to pursue joint projects with Beijing in third countries.