“Japan has cancelled a top-level meeting with the US after the Trump administration abruptly told Tokyo to spend more on defence, sparking anger in Washington’s closest Asian ally.” This report from the UK’s Financial Times has been making waves lately. According to the report, after the U.S. government demanded that Japan raise its defense spending to 3.5% of its GDP, Tokyo abruptly pulled the plug on the planned “2+2” meeting with Washington scheduled for July 1.

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