Japan’s Takaichi Says Trump Briefed Her on His Call With Xi

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she spoke with US President Donald Trump at his request, and that he briefed her on his phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping and the latest state of US-China relations.

Trump and Takaichi spoke as tensions between Tokyo and Beijing continue to smolder over the Japanese prime minister’s comments on Taiwan earlier this month. Takaichi said the two leaders reaffirmed the importance of close cooperation between the US and Japan. She said Trump talked through the Xi call in response to a question from a reporter asking whether they discussed Taiwan.