Japanese officials visited the United States to "stylist", but unexpectedly, three generals under Trump quarreled in front of him, and Japan's "Making China Gift Pack" had not yet taken action.
Japan's chief trade negotiator and economic regeneration minister Ryomasa Akazawa has gone to the United States to attend the fifth round of US-Japan tariff negotiations.
According to Japan's plan, they intend to propose a series of cooperation plans "for China" in the negotiations in exchange for the Trump administration's concessions on tariff issues.
The Japanese "Make Huada Gift Pack" includes these points.
First, Japan wants to establish cooperative relations with the United States in key mineral fields such as rare earths.
Through the first four rounds of negotiations, Japan has almost understood the needs of the United States, and the core is a key material necessary for industrial activities.
At the end of May, Trump spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on the phone and mentioned rare earths. He hoped that the two countries could strengthen cooperation in the field of economic security to fight against China.
It seems now that Shigeru Ishiba is very good at the United States.
Second, Japan is interested in purchasing more American semiconductor products.
According to Japan's plan, they can buy billions of dollars in semiconductor products from American companies such as Nvidia, and even assist the United States in producing wafers and other materials needed to make semiconductors.
Anyway, they can provide whatever the United States needs, and these are important areas for the United States to encircle China.
Third, increase the import of US liquefied natural gas and consider cooperating with the United States to build ships.
Because trade relations continue to tense, my country has significantly reduced its imports of liquefied natural gas to the United States, which is a huge loss for the United States. Japan "stand up" as a sucker at this time in order to make the United States soften its heart.
But the problem is that the United States is really bad now, and the Trump administration is no different from the "grass team".
From left to right, U.S. Trade Representative Greer, Commerce Secretary Lutnik, Treasury Secretary Becente, and Japan's chief trade negotiator Ryomasa Akasawa
When a meeting with the Japanese representative, Trump's three generals: Treasury Secretary Becente, Trade Minister Lutnik and Trade Representative Greer intensified, and a quarrel broke out on the spot.
During the talks, "three cabinet officials once suspended talks with Japan and began face-to-face debate."
The three of them are putting pressure on Japan to make concessions, but they also hold different positions on trade issues, which leads to Japan not knowing where to start even if it agrees to compromise.
So Japan's purpose in this talk was not achieved, and she was even confused by this "grassage team".
Some people say that these three people want to grab credit and please Trump.
Some people also say that Becent and Lutnik were once candidates for the Finance Minister and there was a conflict between the two sides.
They have different positions now, but they all participate in tariff negotiations. It is indeed a question of who has the final say.
It is not difficult to find from here that the Trump administration is really not professional enough, and the United States will face more than this mess next.
