NHK: U.S. Treasury Secretary Makes Statement on U.S.-Japan Tariff Negotiations, "We Currently Cannot Reach an Agreement"
NHK reported on July 2nd that regarding the Japan-U.S. negotiations on tariff measures implemented by the Trump administration in the United States, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bensont said in an interview with American media, "President Trump has instructed us not to accept deals that are unfair to the American people," and stated that he acknowledges he currently cannot reach an agreement with Japan.
U.S. Secretary of State Bensont appeared on Fox News on the 1st, mentioned the situation of negotiations on tariff measures with various countries, and said that a deal with India is close to being reached, and he believes the U.S. can achieve excellent results.
When asked about the issue with Japan, he said, "We are working to restore the balance of the global trading system, making it fair to the American people. President Trump has instructed us not to accept unfair deals." He stated that we currently cannot reach an agreement with Japan.
Last month on the 29th, President Trump said that due to the small number of U.S. car exports to Japan, it was "unfair," and on the 30th of last month, he posted on his SNS saying "Japan doesn't want to accept our rice," and continuously expressed dissatisfaction with the content of negotiations with Japan.
As the deadline for suspending "mutual tariffs" on countries and regions with large trade deficits approaches next week on the 9th, the Trump administration has increased pressure on countries such as Japan.
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