Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, and the Chinese leader Xi Jinping met in South Korea last month. Ms. Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan have since prompted a stream of vitriol from China.
At an Asia-Pacific summit, the Chinese leader urged countries to “resist unilateral bullying,” an appeal that seemed at odds with his country’s recent actions.
President Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, on TV at a restaurant in Gyeongju. Mr. Xi was the sole superpower leader at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit with Mr. Trump gone.
The two leaders reached an agreement on fentanyl, some tariffs and rare earths, at least for a year. But even as the global trade picture cleared a little, Mr. Trump spurred new worries about nuclear proliferation.
President Trump said after their meeting in Busan, South Korea, that he and Xi Jinping of China had agreed to an economic truce, walking back some of the tariffs and retaliatory measures that had roiled the world economy.
The two leaders reached an agreement on fentanyl, some tariffs and rare earths, at least for a year. But even as the global trade picture cleared a little, Mr. Trump spurred new worries about nuclear proliferation.
President Trump said after their meeting in Busan, South Korea, that he and Xi Jinping of China had agreed to an economic truce, walking back some of the tariffs and retaliatory measures that had roiled the world economy.
President Trump met with Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, on Tuesday. Javier C. Hernández, The Times’s Tokyo bureau chief, looks at their chemistry, given the friendship Mr. Trump had with her mentor, the slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The authorities have been scrambling to accommodate this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Gyeongju, which is known for tombs, temples and pagodas.
Gyeongju, South Korea, the venue for 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum does not have the infrastructure to host a major international gathering.
The president and Sanae Takaichi, the Japanese prime minister, traded compliments in Tokyo, but signaled no major breakthrough in resolving ongoing trade issues.
President Trump with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan during a speech to American troops on U.S.S. George Washington in Yokosuka, Japan, on Tuesday.
From Kuala Lumpur to Gyeongju, President Trump is casting himself as a deal-maker and peace negotiator, while a wary region looks for tariff relief and steadier ties.
President Trump is embarking on a six-day diplomatic tour of Asia, testing his role as a statesman and negotiator as he pursues a trade deal with Beijing.
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