U.S. President Donald Trump held talks with the leaders of China and Japan just hours apart amid an escalating row between Beijing and Tokyo over hints that Japan could intervene militarily in a crisis over Taiwan, as the American leader sought to balance ties with his top rival and key ally.
Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi＊s call on Tuesday 〞 their first since the Sino-Japanese dispute erupted more than two weeks ago 〞 came on the heels of the U.S. president＊s phone talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, weeks after their first in-person meeting on the sidelines of a multilateral summit in South Korea.
A key focus of the calls: Taiwan.
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