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James Cleverly in Japan for G7 as UK tilts towards Pacific post-Brexit

Cartoon of James Cleverly arriving in Japan
A manga-style cartoon released by the Foreign Office showing James Cleverly arriving in Japan for a G7 meeting. Photograph: FCDO

James Cleverly has arrived in Japan for a G7 foreign ministers’ summit to promote a “free and open” Indo-Pacific, as the UK government steps up its focus on the region after Brexit.

The foreign secretary and his counterparts from countries including the US and France will hold high-level talks on closer security and defence ties in the face of China’s growing assertiveness in the Pacific.

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