To end the dispute, Trump advised Takaichi not to provoke China regarding Taiwan
The US President advised Donald Trump Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi not to provoke China regarding the sovereignty of Taiwan, according to a newspaper "Wall Street Journal" Today, Thursday, after a diplomatic dispute between Tokyo and Beijing over this sensitive issue.
The dispute between the two largest economies in Asia began after statements by Takaichi that Tokyo could intervene militarily in any attack on the island that China claims and considers part of its territory.
And in a phone call with Trump On Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping confirmed that Taiwan’s return to China is "An integral part of the post-war international order" According to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
A worrying message
The newspaper reported "Wall Street Journal" Japanese officials and an American official familiar with the call said that afterward "Trump arranged a call with Takaichi and advised her not to provoke Beijing over the issue of the island’s sovereignty".
The newspaper reported that Trump nevertheless "He did not pressure Takaichi to retract her comments"
The Japanese Prime Minister said that she and Trump discussed during the phone call his conversation with Xi, in addition to the relations between their countries.
She added: "President Trump said we were very close friends and that I could call him at any time".
But according to a newspaper "Wall Street Journal" The "Japanese officials said the message was disturbing".
She added "The president did not want the friction over Taiwan to jeopardize the detente reached last month with Xi, which includes a promise to buy more produce from American farmers hit hard by the trade war."
Takaichi’s comments angered China, which summoned the Japanese ambassador and advised its citizens not to travel to Japan.
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