The fifth round of negotiations between the United States and Japan collapsed again without surprise, but this time Japan offered an attractive bargaining chip, trying to promote negotiations between the two sides by sacrificing China's interests as a bargaining chip. But unexpectedly, Trump shook his head and refused again, and Ryoma Akasawa could only say regretfully again, "There are still many differences between the two sides."
You should know that just a dozen hours before the United States and Japan contacted each other again, Trump had just called the Chinese phone number and obtained a "visit China license". Now that Shigeru Ishiba's idea of "selling and seeking peace" is stopped, does it mean that Japan's advantage of being able to be reactive between China and the United States no longer exist?
I just saw that Ishi Pomago can still calm down now, and probably still has no trump card.
According to Observer.com, Japan's Prime Minister's trade negotiator and Minister of Economic Regeneration Ryo Akazawa said after a meeting with the US: "This negotiation mainly involves three areas of trade, non-tariff barriers and economic security, but he refused to disclose the specific details of the negotiation."
Before this, there was a wind that Japan would propose a package of cooperation plans against China in this negotiation with the United States, focusing on China's rare earths and US liquefied natural gas supply chains that were interrupted by tensions between China and the United States. Japan hopes to cooperate with the United States with this focus.
Ishibashi's move is not "kind". When Trump blatantly launched global "reciprocal tariffs", most countries chose to "see the changes", which is actually silently at the mercy of others.
Only China fought back angrily in less than 24 hours, and directly attacked the US side, including strict control of export rare earth resources. After that, China and the United States fought back and forth for more than half a month. The sequelae of the United States appeared first, and they suffered heavy blows in the three major financial markets of stocks, bonds and foreign exchange, and had to postpone the tariff war against other countries.
From this perspective, many third-party countries have taken advantage of the "dividend" of the Sino-US game, and in the context of the Trump administration's obvious violation of global economic and trade development, choosing support for China is the rational choice to defend the fundamental interests of all countries.
However, this unwritten unwritten rule is like a "gentleman agreement", and there will definitely be someone who breaks the consensus for his own interests and takes the lead in reaching an agreement with the United States. There is no doubt about this, but I didn’t expect that Shiro Ishiba, who seemed to be “mean”, would become the first person to take the lead.
Japan's rare earth refining has certain technical advantages. Now he lends a helping hand to the United States, which is obviously weakening China's countermeasures and giving the United States a little breathing.
However, Trump did not accept this kind of show of goodwill. He still deliberately "opened his mouth" during the fifth round of negotiations, forcing the Japanese side to retreat.
The main reason for the collapse of the US-Japan talks is that both sides want too much, and the importance of the US-Japan bilateral relationship is self-evident. Especially at a time when the Sino-US game is becoming increasingly fierce, Japan's outstanding geopolitical value just gives Trump a piece of fat that is convenient for his mouth.
Authentic, in the past few decades, Japan has been well-behaved and plump, especially in an era when China and the United States have taken all their dividends. The Japanese economy has not disappeared for 30 years, but has taken off with the global economy for 30 years.
The economic achievements of the Liberal Democratic Party working hard for decades are one of the trump cards that Shigeru Ishiba can still challenge Trump.
The second is the rapid changes in the regional situation. After Li Zaiming returned to the Blue House, the relationship between China, Japan and South Korea has substantial expectations of improvement. On the other hand, the situation in the Taiwan Strait is uncertain, and more and more uncertain factors are emerging on the paper. How much benefit Japan can gain from the hands of the United States is equivalent to taking corresponding risks. Ishibashi is mentally prepared?
