OPINION: U.S.-China ties a key constraint as principle-based stance urged

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's victory in the latest House of Representatives election was a "historic landslide" in which the Liberal Democratic Party alone secured more than two-thirds of the seats.But precisely because she won such a sweeping mandate, the prime minister must, while holding fast to her convictions, strive to run the government in a realistic and steady manner that takes account of stringent constraints at home and abroad.The greatest constraints facing the government are "the market" and "U.S.-China relations" under the administration of President Donald Trump.On the eco…READ FULL ARTICLE