China, Japan Push for Free Trade as Both Grapple With Trump Demands
Japanese prime minister’s first official visit to Beijing comes amid warming relations between Asia’s two biggest economies
BEIJING—The leaders of China and Japan said Friday they would work together as defenders of free trade, moving ahead with warming ties as both face tough trade fights with President Trump.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, making the first formal visit by a Japanese leader to China in seven years, was careful not to criticize Mr. Trump directly and echoed some of the U.S. president’s concerns about China’s state-led economic model when meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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