Following the recent summit between the United States and China, US President Donald Trump shared the details with Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae via a phone call, according to a news report by Kyodo News.
Recently, Trump visited China and met with their president Xi Jinping. It is noted that there is tension between China and Japan. As such, Trump’s sharing of the details with Takaichi is significant.
To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the news report of Kyodo News Some parts in boldface…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday U.S. President Donald Trump briefed her by phone in “great detail” on his meeting in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Takaichi told reporters after speaking with Trump, who was aboard Air Force One after wrapping up a three-day stay from Wednesday in China, that she is “deeply grateful” for how he brought up Japan, a close U.S. ally, during his meeting with Xi, though she did not elaborate.
Takaichi and Trump also exchanged views on “various challenges regarding China,” in such fields as security and the economy, and agreed to continue to communicate closely in dealing with the situation in the Indo-Pacific region, she said.
“With President Trump, I affirmed the unwavering Japan-U.S. alliance,” Takaichi said at her office.
Trump has said he and Xi made some “fantastic trade deals” without elaborating, and that they feel “very similar” about the need to end the war in Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Takaichi and Trump last met in Washington in March, where they “opposed any attempts to unilaterally change the status quo, including by force or coercion,” according to the White House, in an apparent reference to China’s growing economic and military clout.
Ties between Japan and China have been frayed since Takaichi, known for her hawkish security views, infuriated China with her parliamentary remarks in November that a Taiwan contingency could be a “survival-threatening situation” for Japan that could trigger a response by the Self-Defense Forces in support of the United States.
Taiwan, a self-ruled democratic island claimed by Beijing, is viewed as a potential military flashpoint that could draw the United States into conflict with China, posing serious security challenges for Japan.
Before the U.S.-China summit, Japan had been concerned that Trump, known for his deal-making approach, could make compromises on issues regarding Taiwan.
After his meeting with Xi, Trump told reporters that he thinks there is no risk of conflict with China over Taiwan, and that he made “no commitment” to Xi over the island. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that U.S. policies on Taiwan remain unchanged.
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