Japan Dismisses WSJ Claim Trump Urged Softer Taiwan Stance

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Japan is rejecting a Wall Street Journal report claiming US President Donald Trump asked Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae to moderate her stance on Taiwan. The article cited US and Japanese officials, and was published amid escalating tensions between Beijing and Tokyo following Takaichi’s comment that an attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response from Japan. Japan’s chief cabinet secretary said there was “no such fact.” Tokyo has filed a complaint with the Journal but has not requested a retraction.

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00:00Tokyo is denying a Wall Street Journal claim that U.S. President Donald Trump advised Japan's

00:06Prime Minister not to provoke China over Taiwan. Citing U.S. and Japanese officials, the paper

00:13said Trump asked Japanese Prime Minister Takeichi Senai to moderate her stance on Taiwan and

00:19its sovereignty. The report comes after a weeks-long rift between Beijing and Tokyo,

00:25triggered after Takeichi said hostile Chinese action or coercion of Taiwan would be seen as a

00:32threat to Japan's survival. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary dismissed the report,

00:38saying there was, quote, no such fact regarding Trump's alleged advice.

00:43Tokyo has filed a complaint with the journal but has not asked for a retraction.

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