‘Tactical move’: Japan just cancelled key US security talks. Why?
Japan’s abrupt cancellation of scheduled security talks with the United States reflects a calculated effort to deflect mounting American pressure and prevent Washington from intertwining trade disputes with defence obligations, analysts say.
Tokyo is also angling to re-engage with Washington after the Upper House election on July 20, hoping to negotiate from “a position of domestic strength”, according to observers.
The Financial Times first reported on Friday that Japan had called off a planned...
