President Trump Meets Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Amid Trade Discussions

"...warmly greeting the new Japanese prime minister..."

"...must solidify her relationship with Trump while defending her country’s economic interests..."

"...paid her a compliment: 'That’s a very strong handshake.'..."

"...Takaichi is primed for a charm offensive, including a potential purchase of Ford F-150 trucks...."

"...Trump has often complained that Japan doesn’t buy American vehicles, which are often too wide to be practical on narrow Japanese streets...."

"...Although Trump has focused his foreign policy toward Asia around tariffs and trade, he’s also speaking aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at an American naval base near Tokyo...."

"...The gathering was an opportunity for Trump to celebrate an expanded ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia, which skirmished along their disputed border earlier this year...."

"...Trump had pressured them to stop fighting by threatening to withhold trade agreements...."

"...There were also signs that tensions between the U.S. and China were cooling ahead of a planned meeting between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, which is expected to take place in South Korea later this week...."

"...Top negotiators from each country said a trade deal was coming together, which could prevent a potentially damaging confrontation between the world’s two largest economies...."

"...Details were scarce, and it was unclear how much any agreement would resolve long-standing issues, or if it would return the relationship to the status quo before recent confrontations...."

"...China has restructured the export of rare earth elements that are critical for high-tech manufacturing, and Trump responded by threatening tariffs that even he admits would be unsustainable...."