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Trump Urges Xi to Meet Takaichi
Trump reportedly asked Xi to hold meeting with Japan's prime minister.
In brief
Trump reportedly asked Xi to hold meeting with Japan's prime minister. Trump urged Xi to meet Japan's prime minister over rare earth export concerns. Originally reported by The Japan Times.
Trump's Request
U.s. president donald trump asked chinese president xi jinping to hold bilateral meeting with japan's prime minister sanae takaichi.
Xi's Response
Xi was reportedly not receptive to the proposal according to the south china morning post.
Trade Concerns
Trump expressed concern that china's rare earth export restrictions to japan were affecting u.s. industries and indirectly violating the us-china trade truce.
The one thing
Trump urged Xi to meet Japan's prime minister over rare earth export concerns.
