US EditionTrump urged Japan PM to avoid escalation in China dispute: Reuters
President Trump urged Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi to de-escalate tensions with China over Taiwan to protect US-China trade relations, after her remarks triggered diplomatic backlash.
- On Nov 25, U.S. President Donald Trump called Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to urge avoiding further escalation after his earlier call with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments triggered a diplomatic row after she said earlier this month that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could prompt Japanese military action, provoking Beijing's furious response.
- The Wall Street Journal first reported Trump's request to Takaichi and described his advice as `subtle' and not pressuring her to retract comments, while Japan's Prime Minister's Office referred Reuters to an earlier official readout.
- The White House said U.S.-China ties are very good and benefit Japan, and U.S. President Donald Trump, seeking to maintain a fragile trade war truce, made no specific demands of Japan.
- Taiwan, home to 23 million people, rejects Beijing's claim and says return is not an option, while Beijing urged the United States to rein in Japan to avoid `actions to revive militarism' on Thursday.
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Japan denies Trump advised Takaichi not to provoke China over Taiwan
The Wall Street Journal says US President Donald Trump has advised Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae not to provoke China about Taiwan. But government officials in Tokyo insist that is not the case.
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