Suga pursues Biden's commitment on 'free and open Indo-Pacific'

Security, trade and environment to dominate talks with new US administration

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U.S. Navy vessels join Japanese and Canadian ships in the Philippine Sea for the Keen Sword 21 drill in October 2020. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy)

MASAYA KATO and TAKUYA MIZOROGI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will urge President Joe Biden to keep the U.S. committed to a "free and open Indo-Pacific region," seeking to curb China's growing influence in the region and advance an international order based on the rule of law.

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