Abe spoke in Washington before meeting with Trump later in the day against a backdrop of uncertainty in Tokyo over Trump’s stances on trade, defense commitments and treatment of close allies. “I wish to firmly build a relationship of trust at the leadership level with my…
Washington (AFP) – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday he wants to build a “relationship of trust” with US President Donald Trump, and stressed the economic and trade ties between the country are a “win-win. ”
Abe spoke in Washington before meeting with Trump later in the day against a backdrop of uncertainty in Tokyo over Trump’s stances on trade, defense commitments and treatment of close allies.
“I wish to firmly build a relationship of trust at the leadership level with my visit to the United States, and to show to our people and the world the unwavering alliance between Japan and the United States,” he told an audience of business leaders at the start of his two-day visit.
Abe highlighted the hundreds of thousands of American jobs created by the vast Japanese investments in the United States.
Most budget cars sold by Toyota and Honda are “produced in US factories by American workers,” he said, noting that US investments by Japanese companies total $411 billion, generating 840,000 jobs.
