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19 April 2018
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe courted the new American president
with a golden driver not long after Donald Trump won the White House. He's met
with the billionaire businessman more than any other world leader, and he is
Trump's second-most frequent caller. The
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Yet the "bromance" between Trump
and Abe has its limits.
Trump appeared to be successful Tuesday in
reassuring Abe that he would take Japan's concerns to heart during his upcoming
meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. But Wednesday brought public disagreements,
as Trump spurned his guest's top economic and trade priorities. Principal among
them: allowing Japan an exemption from new U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs and
persuading Trump to re-join the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.
During a roughly 40-minute joint news
conference Wednesday evening, Abe tried to put on a good face, emphasizing
their close relationship and their areas of accord on North Korea policy. He
effusively thanked Trump for pledging to raise the issue of Japanese abductees
held by North Korea in his meeting with Kim.
But when pressed on the economic
disagreements, Abe repeatedly consulted notes as he tried to sidestep questions
on the contentious issues, instead returning to Trump's favored call for
developing a "reciprocal" trade relationship with the U.S. It marked
a stark departure from Abe's pre-summit hopes of coaxing the U.S. back into the
TPP. And Japan remains the only major U.S. ally not to be exempted from the
tariffs announced last month.
World leaders have quickly learned that
flattery is an easy way into Trump's graces, and throughout the two-day summit,
Abe appeared keen to praise the president at every opportunity. He applauded
Trump's courage for agreeing to meet with Kim and marveled at Mar-a-Lago,
calling Trump's estate "a gorgeous place." The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
Abe drew laughs before a dinner with the
joint delegations in a baroque dining room when he recounted the strength of
their relationship over food, which included a cheeseburger on the golf course
and a working luncheon Wednesday. "We already had two lunches in the same
day," he said. "And now we are going to have our dinner." The Total Investment & Insurance
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"Prime Minister Abe and I have spent a
lot of time today, and we really spent a lot of time since I got elected. And
right from the beginning we hit it off. The relationship is a very good
one," Trump said as the pair sat down for the working lunch on economic
issues. The Total Investment &
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That was the session Trump suggested he was
most looking forward to. "I love the world of finance and the world of
economics, and probably, it's where I do the best. But we will be able to work
things out," he said.
Except it didn't turn out that way. The
session on trade and economic issues quickly turned tense and tough, according
to two U.S. officials, as the leaders found themselves at an impasse on the
tariffs. And Trump refused to budge on his opposition to the TPP, from which he
withdrew the U.S. last year. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to
describe the private talks.
Still, several officials said publicly the
personal connection between the leaders is robust enough to withstand the
tensions.
The summit was hastily put together after
Trump accepted Kim's invitation for a meeting in the next two months, and as
the president prepared to implement the metals tariffs. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
Trump said the invitation to his private club
was a sign of how much he liked Abe.
"Many of the world's great leaders
request to come to Mar-a-Lago and Palm Beach. They like it; I like it. We're
comfortable. We have great relationships,'" the president said, boosting
the private club, which collects dues that enrich Trump.
Trump's most frequent caller is the president
of France, Emmanuel Macron.The Total
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