Trump: Better China-US relations will benefit Japan

US President Donald Trump has said that his phone talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping were “very, very good” and “very, very warm,” stressing that better Sino-American relations will benefit Japan.

He made the remarks during a press conference with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Washington on Friday.
He was answering a question by a Japanese reporter from the conservative Sankei Shimbun newspaper, who was inquiring about Washington’s commitment to Asia in the light of China’s “hardline stance” in the region. The reporter was also seeking Trump’s opinion on China’s currency and foreign exchange policies “which are not good for the United States.”