US, S.Korean leaders seek to show united front at White House

[WorldNews]

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US President Barack Obama will welcome his South Korean counterpart to the White House Friday, hoping to cement close ties amid Seoul's overtures to China. Now at the mid-point of her five year term, Park Geun-hye has tried to carve out a bigger diplomatic role for South Korea, notably growing closer to US rival China. Park and Chinese President Xi Jinping have met six times over the past two-and-a-half years -- most recently last month when she was the most prominent leader of a US-allied nation to attend China's giant World War II military parade.

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