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Looks like Trump’s Japan trade deal claims are BS.
Posted on: July 26, 2025 at 20:21:48 CT
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https://newrepublic.com/post/198469/trump-trade-deal-japan-falling-apart-joint-investments
Mireya Solís, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, told The Financial Times that the deal contains “nothing inspiring,” as “both sides made promises that we can’t be sure will be kept” and “there are no guarantees on what the actual level of investments from Japan will be.”
And, moreover, “Japanese officials said there was no written agreement with Washington—and no legally binding one would be drawn up.”
Mireya Solís, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, told The Financial Times that the deal contains “nothing inspiring,” as “both sides made promises that we can’t be sure will be kept” and “there are no guarantees on what the actual level of investments from Japan will be.”
And, moreover, “Japanese officials said there was no written agreement with Washington—and no legally binding one would be drawn up.”
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Looks like Trump’s Japan trade deal claims are BS. - TigerMatt STL - 7/26 20:21:48