EU leaders face different prospects in Japan and China this week
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BRUSSELS -- European Union heads will be in Japan and China this week where they are expected to reaffirm ties with one leader and try to mend relations with another.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo on Wednesday, before traveling to Beijing to meet President Xi Jinping the following day.
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