US President Joe Biden (L) and Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (2R) take part in an expanded bilateral meeting in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on April 16, 2021. WASHINGTON (AP) - Calling democracy the foundation for global prosperity, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga met with President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday in a bid to underscore the two countries' alliance as a counter to an autocratic and increasingly assertive China.The visit was Biden's first face-to-face talks with a foreign leader as president.Suga and Biden, meeting around a table in the state dining room in a visit modified by White House precautions against the coronavirus, are seeking to challenge messaging from Chinese.