"I'm not of the view that we should make big concessions for the sake of wrapping up negotiations quickly," Ishiba said in parliament, though he ruled out slapping Japanese tariffs on U.S. imports as a countermeasure.
"In negotiating with the United States, we need to understand what's behind Trump's argument both in terms of the logic and the emotional elements behind his views," Ishiba said, noting that U.S. tariffs have the potential to disrupt the global economic order.
Japan says no plan for big concessions in talks on US tariffs | Reuters
HANOI, April 14 (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping on Monday called for stronger ties with Vietnam on trade and supply chains amid disruptions caused by U.S. tariffs, as he attended in Hanoi the signing of dozens of cooperation agreements between the two Communist-run nations.
"The two sides should strengthen cooperation in production and supply chains," Xi said in an article in Nhandan, the newspaper of Vietnam's Communist Party, posted ahead of his arrival on Monday. He also urged more trade and stronger ties with Hanoi on artificial intelligence and the green economy.
"There are no winners in trade wars and tariff wars," Xi added, without mentioning the U.S. specifically.
China, Vietnam sign deals as Xi visits Hanoi amid US tariff tensions | Reuters
