Trump Weighs in on China-Japan Row

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US President Donald Trump said he had a "great talk" with Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, just one day after a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump says he had a great talk with Japanese Prime Minister Takeichi

00:05Sinai and downplayed recent China-Japan tensions.

00:09I had a great talk. I have a very good relationship with her. I also had a very good talk with

00:15President Xi of China. And I think that part of the world is doing fine.

00:20Trump spoke with Takeichi by phone after holding another call with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

00:25It comes amid a mounting Chinese pressure campaign against Japan over Takeichi's comments

00:31on a Taiwan contingency. When asked about his conversation with Xi, Trump said it focused

00:36on trade and selling more farm products. But China's readout quoted Xi as calling Taiwan's

00:41return to China integral to the world order. And Trump is saying the U.S. understands China's position.

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