Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi avoided any surprises during her meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, highlighting the strength of the bilateral alliance just two days before a highly anticipated U.S.-China leaders’ summit in Washington.?
“With the security environment becoming increasingly severe, including in Asia, the fact that Donald and I are holding talks here at U.N. headquarters today demonstrates the strength of the Japan-U.S. alliance to the world,” Takaichi said ahead of their 35-minute, closed-door meeting.?
The talks — the leaders’ first formal summit since Takaichi visited Washington in March — saw them discuss issues surrounding China such as economic security and cooperation on semiconductors, artificial intelligence and critical minerals ahead of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s state visit this week to the U.S.
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