Trump Advises Japanese Prime Minister: Do Not Provoke China
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency and the American newspaper the Wall street Journal, United States President Donald Trump advised Japanese Prime minister Sanae Takaiichi not to provoke China over Taiwan amid diplomatic tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.
The dispute between China and Japan, two of Asia’s largest economies, began after takaiichi stated that Tokyo could intervene militarily in any attack on the island that China claims as its own territory.
china’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that President Xi Jinping emphasized in a phone call with Trump on Monday that Taiwan’s reunification with China is an inseparable part of the post-war international order.
The Wall street Journal quoted Japanese officials and a informed U.S. source saying that after Xi’s call with Trump, the U.S. president contacted Takaiichi and advised her against provoking Beijing regarding Taiwan’s sovereignty.
