U.S.-Japan Announce Trade Talks, Don't Agree on What to Discuss
- Trump wants bilateral ‘free, fair, and reciprocal’ trade deal
- Abe said he thinks TPP is ‘best for both of the countries’
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President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced another new trade dialogue Wednesday, while disagreeing on what kind of deal they should aim for.
"The United States is committed to free, fair and reciprocal -- very important word -- trade. And we’re committed to pursuing a bilateral trade agreement that benefits both of our great countries," Trump said during a joint press conference with Abe at the end of a two-day summit at Mar-a-Lago, the president’s Florida resort.