Trump’s upcoming Xi meeting looms over talks with Japan’s Takaichi
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is due to meet US President Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday, before Trump holds talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington. The timing places the forthcoming US-China summit at the centre of attention as Tokyo seeks tangible results from its meeting with Washington.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, according to the South China Morning Post. The meeting will take place two days before Trump is due to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington. Xi’s visit is described as his first state visit to the United States in more than a decade.
The timing of the two meetings means the forthcoming talks between Trump and Xi will be a major factor surrounding the encounter between the US and Japanese leaders. The South China Morning Post said the Chinese president would cast the longest shadow over the meeting despite not attending it. The report said Trump faces an unpredictable diplomatic environment and is seeking tangible results.
It did not specify what outcomes Takaichi or Trump would pursue in their New York discussions, nor did it provide details of the agenda for Trump’s meeting with Xi.
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