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Japan and the US ：
Watching Him Nervously

accessed Sep 17, 2018

日美關係：東京不安的看著川普
● The Alliance between Japan and America is under unprecedented stress, mainly because of America's president. There are worries in Tokyo that Mr. Trump might strike a deal with North Korea's leader that protects America but leaves Japan exposed to a North Korean attack.

日本擔心川普會跟金正恩達成協議， 保護了美國，卻讓日本暴露在北韓攻擊的危險之下。
●Trump resents spending so much on deployments abroad including on Japan. He is obsessed with America's trade deficits with Japan. Trump has been neglecting Abe while interacting with Kim Jong Un. Trump appears ready to exploit military ties with Japan as bargaining chips in economic affairs.

川普抱怨日本佔美國便宜，因為川普很在意日貿易逆差大。川普跟金正恩熱絡來往，冷落安倍。似乎美國要用美日軍事同盟為價碼逼日本在經貿上讓步。
●Abe is now trying to pursue an independent foreign policy ，separating military and politcal/economic policies

and to improve relations with both Putin and Xi jinping as a balance to the tensions between Tokyo and Washington.

安倍在新情勢下把軍事和政經分離。軍事仍然保持與美同盟。政治外交上，他追尋獨立外交，與中俄交好。

Chong-Pin Lin summary attempted September 17, 2018

林中斌 試摘譯 2018.9.17