Beijing tries to woo an uninterested Tokyo over joint tariff fight
- China is urging Japan to unite against U.S. tariffs as trade negotiations continue between Tokyo and Washington.
- Chinese Premier Li Qiang sent a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, calling for joint opposition to U.S. Protectionism.
- Japan is currently negotiating with the U.S. To ease tariffs while considering tariff-free rice imports from the U.S.
- Beijing and Tokyo have unresolved trade and territorial disputes, which complicate their regional relationship.
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Beijing tries to woo an uninterested Tokyo over joint tariff fight
Chinese Premiere Li Qiang sent Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba a letter asking that they “fight protectionism together,” according to local reports Tuesday, as both countries face potentially disastrous US tariffs. “I don’t know what the equivalent in Japanese for ‘chutzpah’* is, but I think the Japanese bureaucrats will snicker a bit to themselves,” says David Boling, Eurasia Group’s director for Japan and Asian trade. “China has a tende…
Komeito Leader to Hand Letter from Ishiba for Xi to Chinese Official; Saito to Hold Talks During China Visit
BEIJING — Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito is expected to hand a letter from Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for Chinese President Xi Jinping to a senior Chinese government official during his stay in China.
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