Posted on 05/27/2019 10:31:53 AM PDT by Steve1999
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump pressed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday to even out a trade imbalance with the United States and said he was happy with how things were going with North Korea despite its recent missile and rocket launches. Trump told a news conference with Abe after their summit that he wanted U.S. exports to be put on a fair footing in Japan through the removal of trade barriers. He said he hoped to have more to announce on trade very soon and said he and Abe had agreed to expand cooperation in human space exploration. We have an unbelievably large imbalance, as you know, trade imbalance with Japan for many, many years, Japan having the big advantage, Trump said.
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Abe really likes the President. It shows in many ways. And Melania....can there be any better ambassador?
It sounds to me like this trip is being used to coerce NK.
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