Joe Biden opposes the takeover of US Steel by the Japanese Nippon Steel. The American president, campaigning for a second term, wants the national flagship to remain.
This announcement, likely to offend Tokyo, comes in the run-up to a state visit by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to the White House, scheduled for April 10. “ It is important that we maintain strong American steel companies, operated by American workers. I promised the American steel workers that I would support them and I only have my word,” said Biden.