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Welcome to your Saturday Daily.

Pragmatism beats division, at least some of the time. Asia showcases current tests. Ann Scott Tyson reports today on how Japan鈥檚 prime minister and South Korea鈥檚 president appear to be focusing more on common interests than on transnational tension. Ann also joins Matt Bell, an editor on our international desk, on our 鈥淲hy We Wrote This鈥� podcast. They discuss the deeper, evolving-relationship story behind this month鈥檚 U.S.-China summit, how Ann gathers perspectives inside China, and more 鈥� including a recent story Ann developed with Asia editor Lindsey McGinnis on China鈥檚 long game.

Please also make time for an inspiring weekend read, with remarkable photos, by Ghada Abdulfattah in Gaza City. The Phoenix Library there is an up-from-the-ashes haven for bibliophiles, and a respite for all. 鈥淲hen we heard there was a library, we had to come,鈥� an engineering student told Ghada. 鈥淚n the middle of all this destruction, finding a place full of books felt beautiful.鈥�

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A note: We won鈥檛 publish Monday, Memorial Day in the United States. The Daily resumes on Tuesday.