TOKYO: United States President Donald Trump suggested Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to not provoke China over Taiwan’s sovereignty, the Wall Road Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday (Nov 27), after a diplomatic spat between Tokyo and Beijing.
The row between Asia’s two greatest economies was triggered by a suggestion from new premier Takaichi that Tokyo may intervene militarily in any assault on the island, which China claims as a part of its territory.
In a phone call with Trump on Monday, Chinese language chief Xi Jinping pressed the ever-sensitive subject, saying its return was an “integral part of the post-war international order”, in keeping with China’s overseas ministry.
Shortly after, “Trump arrange a name with Takaichi and suggested her to not provoke Beijing on the query of the island’s sovereignty”, the WSJ mentioned, citing Japanese officers and an American briefed on the decision.
“The recommendation from Trump was refined, and he did not stress Takaichi to stroll again her feedback,” the WSJ reported.
A spokeswoman for Takaichi’s workplace declined to remark when contacted by AFP.
