US President Donald Trump has gone to customs if the trade deficit with Japan was not settled, when he received Prime Minister Shikiro Ishiba, who seeks insurance on the sustainability of the traditional alliance between the two countries .
“We love Japan,” said Trump, while welcoming Aishiba to the White House. He said he wanted to obtain a “balance” in the trade balance between the two countries, waving customs tasks if progress is not made in this regard.
“I do not think that we will be confronted with a problem. They also want equity,” continued the American president, and the Japanese Prime Minister sat next to him in the oval office.
For his part, the Japanese Prime Minister stressed that he was determined to work with Washington “for world peace”, and told Trump that Japan was ready to improve investments in the United States, pointing plans For Toyota and ISOZO.
Ishiba also expressed the American president that he had been affected by his survivors of the assassination attempt in July during his campaign, and said that he had then realized that he would win the presidential elections.
President Trump “was very sincere and powerful and with a strong will for the United States and the whole world.” – Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pic.twitter.com/g3k2jic50m
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Several countries are targeted
Tokyo seeks to prevent customs duties on his exports to the United States, after Trump announced the imposition of imports from Canada and Mexico, then returned them temporarily.
Japan is one of the countries to the United States suffer from a trade deficit with it. The latest US trade data shows that Japan has reached $ 68.5 billion in excess raw materials trade at the expense of the United States in 2024.
Trump announced today on Friday that he will announce the imposition of customs tasks in many countries next week, without calling them.
At a press conference with the Japanese Prime Minister, Trump said that “if there is a country that requires American expenses, we are going to make the return, and that’s right”.
President Donald J. Trump presents Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba together with a photo. 🇺🇸 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/v5jpk7esja
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Commercial and military offers
At the same time, the American president stressed that his country was attached to the security of Japan and “defend him as a friendly and ally country”, noting that Tokyo is committed to overtaking defense expenses by 2027 .
Trump added that he had accepted this week on Japan military sales by about a billion dollars, stressing that Washington would prolong “all the strength of American deterrence”.
He stressed that the trade deficit with Japan can only be interrupted by oil and gas, indicating that Tokyo will soon start importing new American liquefied gas expeditions.
He added that he was ready to cooperate to increase Japan investments in the United States at an unprecedented level of billions of dollars.
For his part, the Japanese Prime Minister said he had explicit discussions on the challenges we face in the Indian and Hadi region. “
Japan – which welcomes around 54,000 American soldiers, most of them in the Okinawa region near Taiwan – are concerned with the growing force of China in regional disputes.
Regarding trade, Ishiba said that customs duties should be imposed, “if this is beneficial for both parties”.