President Trump urged Japan to dial back talk of Taiwan after a tense call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping regarding a trade truce and a promise of soybean purchases.
Days after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, 64, said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could draw a Tokyo military response, Xi spent half of a call with Trump pressing Beijing’s claim to the self-governing island. China’s leader stressed that the U.S. and China have a “responsibility to manage the world order,” the Wall Street Journal reported.
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