U.S. and Japan Pledge Quick Resolution on Difficult Tariff Talks
- China’s ambitions in South China Sea among issues discussed
- Disagreement over Trump-era metals tariffs remains unsolved
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to seek a swift resolution to continuing talks over trade and tariffs while pushing back on China’s efforts to “change the status quo” in the East and South China Seas.
In a 90-minute video call on Friday, the two allies also agreed to create a new high-level forum to help guide economic relations between their nations. Biden also accepted Kishida’s invitation to visit Japan, likely in the spring during a meeting of the so-called Quad bloc of nations, according to a U.S. official who briefed reporters after the call.