Japan, India decry Biden's description of them as xenophobic
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FILE - U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 17, 2024. During a campaign fundraiser this week, Biden described Japan and India as "xenophobic" countries that do not welcome immigrants. The White House said Biden meant no offense.
Japan and India on Saturday decried remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden describing them as "xenophobic" countries that do not welcome immigrants, which the president said during a campaign fundraising event earlier in the week.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a welcoming ceremony in front of the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on May 16, 2024. (Russian state agency Sputnik via AFP) Russia's national flag flies beside the Chinese flag in front of Tiananmen Gate next to Tiananmen Square during the state visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on May 16, 2024.
The image provided by US Central Command, shows US Army soldiers, US Navy sailors and Israel Defense Forces placing the Trident Pier on the coast of the Gaza Strip on May 16, 2024. Tents are set up by displaced Palestinians amid the devastation in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 16, 2024.