2025.10.29 10:45 (Updated 2025.10.29) | Liu Youlong
US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi boarded Marine One together. (Sanae Takaichi X)
US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held their first summit on the 28th and signed two agreements, symbolizing the official start of the "Golden Era of Japan-US Relations." Akio Yaita, executive director of the Indo-Pacific Strategy Think Tank, pointed out that the significant warming of US-Japan relations has a highly positive significance for Taiwan, as the United States and Japan are Taiwan's two most important and trustworthy friends.
Yaita stated that the rare earth and critical mineral supply agreements signed at the Trump-Taoist summit demonstrate both countries' determination to reduce dependence on China and ensure the security of critical resources, and also show Trump's trust in Kaohsiung's leadership. Trump further praised Japan as a "top-tier ally" and called Kaohsiung "one of the greatest prime ministers," demonstrating the high level of mutual trust between the two sides.
He analyzed that Sanae Takaichi had repeatedly expressed her support for Taiwan before becoming prime minister, and even visited Taiwan at the end of April this year, meeting with President Lai Ching-te and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim, demonstrating her firm support for Taiwan's democracy. Now that she is in power, it means that Japan's policy direction toward Taiwan is clearer, which will help strengthen the strategic cooperation among the United States, Japan and Taiwan.
Yaita also mentioned that Akie Abe, the widow of Shinzo Abe, recently met with Trump in a harmonious atmosphere, continuing to deepen Taiwan-Japan exchanges with a warm attitude and perpetuating the friendly relations with Taiwan from the Abe era. He believes that from the alliance between Kaohsiung City and Trump to Akie Abe's presence, it reflects a new confidence in Japanese diplomacy, with these two women becoming protagonists in a new era of diplomacy, symbolizing Japan entering a new chapter in its history.
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