U.S. Pushes ‘Fair Trade’ as Economic Talks With Japan Advance
- Trump’s top Cabinet members met with Japanese officials Monday
- The White House aims to shrink America’s trade gap with Japan
A man walks on a pedestrian overpass at dusk at the Nagoya Port in Nagoya, Japan.
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The Trump administration is advocating for a more balanced trade relationship with Japan as high-level economic talks with the Asian nation advance this week in Washington, according to Vice President Mike Pence.
Pence made the comments Monday during the U.S.-Japan Dialogue’s second round of talks, which include discussions between White House Cabinet members and top Japanese government officials. Pence showed great interest in a free-trade deal at the talks, according to a Japanese government official in Washington, who decline to elaborate on the details.