Trump, Japan is Ishiba Game nice despite the threat of tariff | International Trade News

The leaders undertake to confront Chinese ‘aggression’, announce a compromise of Nippon Steel-Us Steel Deal.

Japanese Prime Minister Shiger Ischib and US President Donald Trump scored a warm ton in his first meeting, and Tokio avoided Tariffs that Trump has applauded by other allies – For now.

Praise for each other in the White House, the two leaders on Friday have committed themselves to opposing the Chinese “aggression” together and said they had found a solution to a blocked contract for problematic American steel.

Trump, however, pressed for Ishiba to reduce the US trade deficit with Japan to zero and warned that Tokyo could continue to face tariffs on export goods if he did not do so.

Ishiba, the avoided “geek” and a fan of the warship, was under pressure to replicate Trump’s close relationship with Former Prime Minister and Golf Friend, Shinzo Abe.

Both leaders insisted that they had established a relationship during what was just another visit to the foreign leader of Trump’s new term.

“I was so excited to personally see such a celebrity on television,” said Ishiba their joint press conference – as he said he was not trying to “suck”.

“He is scary on television and has a very strong personality. But when I actually met him, he was very honest and very powerful.”

While exchanging photos, Trump praised the 68-year-old Japanese premiere as a “good look”-one of the highest order of the former reality star.

And the US president laughed and said “it was a very good answer” when Ishiba said he couldn’t answer the “theoretical question” about whether he would take revenge on any US tariffs.

Trump, meanwhile, said that the Japanese Nippon Steel would invest a big investment in the American steel but not Download a problematic company as it has been negotiated earlier.

Trump said “he would look at investments, not shopping.” His predecessor Joe Biden had blocked the contract.

The two leaders also doubled in decades with old American relationships in safety and trade-unattended fear that Trump could include Tokyo as he has with other US allies.

Trump said they agreed to fight “Chinese economic aggression”, and in a joint statement they condemned Beijing for “provocative activities” in challenged South Chinese Sea.

They also called for a denuclearized North Korea, although Trump – who met his leader Kim Jong Un during his first term – said he wanted to have “relationships” with Pyongyang.

Behind Trump’s support, the promises of Japan were to invest $ 1 trillion in the United States and increase Japanese buying American defense equipment.

Ishiba said his country is the largest investor in the United States and that he will enhance his consumption.

Soft, cigarette smoking Ishiba rushed to Washington, hoping he would knock on the edge of Trump’s “First” policy.

According to Abe, Japan was protected from some Trump’s punishment tendencies, such as sudden trade wars and pressure to increase financial contribution to households of US soldiers.

For days after Trump’s first election victory, Abe hurried to provide him with a golden golf club. Last December also hosted Abe’s widow Akie at dinner at his Mar-a-Lazla Lawa resort in Florida.

So far, US president has slapped Tariffs on China and ordered them Mexico and Canada Before you stop them for a month.

He also pledged Tariffs for the European Union and said on Friday that he would announce the vague “reciprocal tariffs” next week.