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Prime Minister Sanae Takachi on Tuesday held her first talks with U.S. President Donald Trump since her remarks in parliament that Japan could intervene militarily in a Taiwan crisis kicked off an escalating diplomatic row with China.
The call, which Takaichi said had been initiated by Trump, came just hours after the U.S. president spoke over the phone with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in talks that focused on Taiwan.
Takaichi told reporters that Trump had “explained the current state of U.S.-China relations,” including details of his talks with Xi, the Japanese leader said without offering further details.
