Japanese Youtuber Yoko Ishii shares his thoughts about the threat of reciprocal rate of President Donald Trump and reveals why he believes that Trump’s hard position on China benefits his country.
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Ishii, who creates content under Yoko Random’s nickname, has been seen wearing a magic hat, sitting in front of the American and Japanese joint flags while talking about the most pressing political problems that shake the world and how their country fits them.
One of the biggest problems of Trump’s reciprocal rates, has pointed out several US commercial partners, with China as the main objective. But if the negotiations fall, Japan may not be out of the hook.
Although many Japanese civilians recognize that tariffs, if they are restored after the current 90 -day pause, could raise challenges for their country, Ishii says that frustration is not always aimed at Trump himself. Rather, it is aimed at the country’s own national leadership, who is “ultimately responsible” for protecting the national interests of Japan.
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Japanese Youtuber Yoko Ishii says that he supports the hard position of President Donald Trump in China (X/@randomyoko)
His own support for Trump, he says, is strongly leaning in his Chinese approach.
“The reason why I support Trump is his strong position against China. I can disagree with his focus on other issues, but the main thing for me to live in East Asia is the expansion of China … Military expansion, so that is what I think every day,” Ishii said in an interview with an interview with Fox News Digital.
Trump, until now, has imposed a 125% monster tariff against Chinese imports, sending a signal to Beijing to reach a commercial agreement. At the same time, other US business partners were beaten with tariff threats against their own goods, including a 24% tariff threat collected against Japan.
Since then he has placed a 90 -day pause in reciprocal rates In many countries, excluding China, since it is reported that dozens of US commercial partners come to the table to negotiate.
Japan responded to the tariff threat by establishing a working group to go to Washington, DC and supervise trade negotiations with US officials. Ishii said that it is “cautiously optimistic” about conversations, given the role of Japan as a strong economic and military ally for the United States.
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While as a result of possible economic impacts, Trump’s strategy could raise whether negotiations fall, Ishii believes that a strong United States finally attends to the interests of Japan.
“Like someone who lives in Japan, I naturally worry about the short -term impact [of tariffs] In our economy, especially since we have already suffered decades of stagnation, tax increases and global instability … but, in the long term, I think a strong America is the national interest of Japan, “he said.
Ishii is especially concerned about the potential impact on small and medium -sized companies in Japan, which represent most companies in the country. At the same time, he speculated that changes in commercial policy could force Japan to diversify their commercial associations, looking at the European Union or other Asian commercial partners.
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The White House Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said Friday that President Donald Trump is “optimistic” that the United States and China can reach an agreement on tariffs.
But she ruled out the speculation that Trump’s hard position about China could strengthen Japan’s ties with the US adversary, a speculation that has heard of several people before.
“Japan will not align with China,” he said succinctly, pointing out the 2024 Japan-China Joint Public Opinion Survey, which found that 89% of Japanese respondents had an unfavorable opinion of China and 87.7% of Chinese respondents had the same negative opinion of Japan.
He also pointed out the reports made by the CCTV, the Chinese state media, claiming that China, Japan and South Korea would respond together to Trump’s rates, but Japanese Minister of Commerce Yoji Muto He denied the claim.
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“Japan, in my opinion, will remain economically with the United States against the increasingly aggressive military position of China around Taiwan and the Senkaku Islands in the Eastern China Sea and throughout the South China Sea, and a strong alliance benefits not only nations, but also to global peace by limiting the communist hiring of the Chinese Communist Party to global hegemony. Beijing, “he continued.
“I hope this moment becomes an opportunity not only to review the foundations of our relationship, but also to promote the most active and open communication between our countries.”
