Trump Reportedly Urged Xi to Improve Ties With Japan, Lift Export Restrictions

According to Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, during a September meeting in Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to improve relations with Japan and lift export restrictions Beijing had imposed on Tokyo.

The newspaper published the information on Thursday, citing its own sources, but did not provide details on the specific timing of the exchange or the full contents of the U.S. proposals.

Trump's reported intervention in China–Japan relations reflects Washington's effort to ease tensions between Asia's two major economies, as Beijing's export restrictions on Tokyo have affected regional supply chains.

There has been no official response from the White House, China's Foreign Ministry, or the Japanese government regarding the report.