Japan's stance: Intends to "resist" the United States!
According to U.S. media reports, while the United States and Japan continue their trade negotiations, current and former Japanese government officials have stated that if the United States attempts to bring Japan into a so-called anti-China trade group, Japan intends to resist, as trade relations with China are also quite important.
Trump wields the tariff cudgel, trying both hard and soft tactics to rally some countries and regions to form a so-called "anti-China trade bloc," but has been rejected by most countries, indicating that his attempt is merely wishful thinking. Most countries have clearly recognized that getting involved in the trade disputes between the world's two largest economies will only backfire. Japan's refusal this time is based on the same reasoning, while also exposing the false notion of the United States' so-called "united allies." This kind of self-serving practice by the United States to force its allies to take sides is bound to fail.
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