A new trade agreement with a night of states this week one that notably did not address u. S. President donald trump past complaints about a legit unfairness in terms of u. S. Japan trade on cars and auto parts the decision to accept some modest incremental progress for now leaves the auto issue to perhaps be revived in the future depending on the increasingly impulsive u. S. President here to situate that news and. The world is the car coach lauren fix welcome back lauren 1st thank you and yeah 1st on this many deal on trade thats sort of sets aside the 2 issues the japanese Prime Minister says the President Trump assured him that he will not carry out the threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on japanese exports to the u. S. But with mr trump becoming increasingly erratic you have to wonder how much that pledge is worth is this deal just pushing off a fight until later what is the new status quo on ottos between the u. S. And japan and how long will it hold. Well i think what were look
Progress for now leaves the auto issue to perhaps be revived in the future depending on the increasingly impulsive u. S. President here to situate that news and. The world is the car coach lauren fix. Welcome back lauren 1st you know 1st on this mini deal on trade that sort of sets aside the 2 issues the japanese Prime Minister says the president trying to shore to him mr b. That he will not carry out the threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on japanese exports to the u. S. But with mr trump becoming increasingly erratic you have to wonder how much that pledge is worth is this deal just pushing off a flight until later what is the new status quo on autos between the u. S. And japan and how long will it hold. Well i think what were looking at is a negotiation were trying to get them to purchase more of our goods and services and in japan on the other side theres a 2. 5 percent tariff on all vehicles and auto parts coming into the u. S. You know we do have a very large percentage of our v
Development monitors while neither japan nor the e. U. Directly framed the plan as challenging the belgian road mr juncker pointedly noted that the comic to the accord would develop a quote without mountains of debt that claim was taken as many as a subtle but clear allusion to increasing complaints from borrower countries regarding the debt burdens of belt and road projects. Japan also unveiled a new trade agreement with a night of states this week one that notably did not address u. S. President donald trump past complaints about a legit unfairness in terms of u. S. Japan trade on cars and auto parts the decision to accept some modest incremental progress for now leaves the auto issue to perhaps be revived in the future depending on the increasingly impulsive u. S. President here to situate that news and. The world is the car coach lauren fix. Welcome back lauren 1st you know 1st on this mini deal on trade that sort of sets aside the 2 issues the japanese Prime Minister says the Pres
European Commission President John Claude Juncker signed a highly touted connectivity plan on behalf of the e. U. On friday morning at a Regional Forum on e. U. Asia relations in brussels after affirming the 60000000000. 00 cord with his own signature japanese Prime Minister shinzo abi embraced a sweeping view of the deal mr abi told reporters whether it be a single road or a single port on the u n and japan undertake something we are able to build sustainable rules based connectivity from that in no pacific to the western balkans and africa the financing for the initiative will come from the e. U. As well as stakeholders and sponsors including private investors and International Development londoners while neither japan nor the e. U. Directly framed the plan as challenging the belgian road mr juncker pointedly noted that the coming to the accord would develop a quote without mountains of debts that claim was taken as many as a subtle but clear allusion to increasing complaints from ou
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