President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi spoke by phone on the evening of Nov. 24 amid tensions between Tokyo and Beijing over Taiwan.
“President Trump gave a brief explanation of the recent state of U.S.-China relations,” Takaichi told reporters following her call with Trump on Nov. 25, providing no further details, according to The Japan Times.
Earlier this month, Takaichi, in response to a question in parliament, said that a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute an “existential threat” to Japan that would prompt a military response.
The remarks infuriated Beijing, which considers the self-governing democratic island its own territory. The communist regime has not ruled out taking control of the island by force….