"On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi declared "a new golden age" on the horizon for the US-Japan alliance. Japan was the second stop for the US president on a tour of Asia that is set to culminate on Thursday in talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a summit in South Korea."
"In Japan, Trump used his visit to the US's closest ally in East Asia to demonstrate strength ahead of his much-anticipated meeting with Xi. Trump and Takaichi signed an agreement on strategically important raw materials and published a list of joint projects in energy, artificial intelligence and critical technologies. The two leaders also appeared together on the nuclear-powered USS George Washington aircraft carrier in Yokohama harbor. Speaking to US Marines, Takaichi called for a "free and open" Indo-Pacific as the basis for US-Japanese strategic cooperation."
US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi declared 'a new golden age' for the US-Japan alliance during Trump's Asia tour ahead of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump used the Japan visit to demonstrate strength before meeting Xi. The leaders signed an agreement on strategically important raw materials and published a list of joint projects in energy, artificial intelligence and critical technologies. They appeared on the nuclear-powered USS George Washington in Yokohama. Takaichi called for a 'free and open' Indo-Pacific as the basis for strategic cooperation. Trump emphasized military strength and concluded with a dance to 'YMCA.' Takaichi emphasized ties to Shinzo Abe and presented Abe's golf putter.
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