The US ambassador to Japan has weighed into the escalating row between Tokyo and Beijing, offering “unshakeable” support to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and condemning what he said was a “classic case of Chinese economic coercion”.
George Glass, who has served as the US envoy in Tokyo since April, told reporters on Thursday that President Donald Trump fully supported America’s closest ally in the region, as both the rhetoric and threats from Beijing intensified.
“I just want to say directly from the president and from myself and from the embassy, for the prime minister, we have her back,” said Glass, echoing comments he posted on social media this week as the row worsened in both tone and on-the-ground impact.
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