NEWS: Japan PM tells Biden ‘strong’ concerns over steel deal

Biden to block US-Japan steel deal: US media

US President Joe Biden scrapped Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion acquisition of US Steel, citing national security concerns.
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Source: AFP

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told US President Joe Biden that his blocking of Nippon Steel’s takeover of US Steel raised “strong” concerns in both countries, local media reported Monday.

The comments came in a three-way call with the president of the Philippines that according to the White House also touched…

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