On Dec. 16, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump nominated his former ambassador to Portugal, George Glass, to be his subsequent ambassador to Japan—including one other China hawk to his staff.
Glass based and ran Pacific Crest Securities, an funding agency, until 2014. He then ran an Oregon-based real estate firm earlier than taking over his Portugal ambassador put up in 2017, which he held in the course of Trump’s first time period as president.
On Dec. 16, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump nominated his former ambassador to Portugal, George Glass, to be his subsequent ambassador to Japan—including one other China hawk to his staff.
Glass based and ran Pacific Crest Securities, an funding agency, until 2014. He then ran an Oregon-based real estate firm earlier than taking over his Portugal ambassador put up in 2017, which he held in the course of Trump’s first time period as president.
Because the U.S. ambassador to Portugal, Glass fought against Chinese language investments within the nation. He advised Portuguese leaders that they needed to choose between america and China, and that they’d face penalties for accepting Chinese language telecom big Huawei as a community supplier. These warnings have been not welcomed in Portugal.
A key U.S. ally within the period of competitors with China, Japan hosts greater than 50,000 U.S. troops. Throughout his first time period, Trump tried to push Japan to quadruple its contribution towards the prices of stationing the troops to $8 billion a 12 months, however he in the end failed to extract extra from the nation. The settlement is ready to be renegotiated by 2026, when one other five-year deal is predicted.
At a press convention on Dec. 16, Trump stated he’d be keen to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who has been in search of a gathering with the president-elect, earlier than he takes workplace. Japan has a commerce surplus with america, which might put it on the priority list for Trump tariffs.
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