国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Trumps Japan trip more ceremonial than substantive, say experts
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 24-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="guest">guest</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enthronement">enthronement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="ceremonial">ceremonial</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="substantive">substantive</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="empress">empress</span>, <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sumo">sumo</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yokosuka">Yokosuka</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Naval">Naval</span> <span word="Base">Base</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tele">tele</span>-<span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anonymity">anonymity</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="slapped">slapped</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="duties">duties</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="autos">autos</span>.</p><p><span word="Noting">Noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="topics">topics</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="ties">ties</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>-<span word="centered">centered</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="symbolic">symbolic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>, <span word="affirming">affirming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span>, <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lending">lending</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>," <span word="Douglas">Douglas</span> <span word="Paal">Paal</span>, <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Carnegie">Carnegie</span> <span word="Endowment">Endowment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Peace">Peace</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="Dan">Dan</span> <span word="Mahaffee">Mahaffee</span>, <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Presidency">Presidency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="ties">ties</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="reflects">reflects</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>," <span word="Mahaffee">Mahaffee</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p>
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