Not content with worrying investors over just the ongoing US-China trade war, President Trump has extended his policies on trade to Japan.
, Japan's economy minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday, and will be led on the US side by Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. Lighthizer has spearheaded ongoing talks with China, and is a key Trump lieutenant.
The initial hope is for the US to strike a deal on agriculture, a key pillar of its trade talks with China, before agreeing a more comprehensive free trade deal with Japan, the world's third largest economy.
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