日本首相高市早苗为何仍热衷于欢迎特朗普到访
Why Japanese PM Takaichi is still keen to roll out the welcome mat for Trump
日本首相高市早苗仍希望特朗普下月访问日本，以彰显日美同盟的牢固。特朗普与中国国家主席习近平关系日渐密切，加上高市早前涉台言论导致日中关系急剧恶化，日本因此对局势感到担忧。
The US president spent three days in Japan ahead of last year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, and his meeting with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was hailed as a sign of a “new golden age” in the countries’ relationship.
But since then Trump’s growing rapport with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping has caused concern in Japan, which has seen its own relationship with Beijing deteriorate sharply following controversial comments by Takaichi about Taiwan.
According to sources familiar with the matter, Tokyo has been lobbying for Trump to stop in Japan next month to signal the strength of their alliance.
来源：南华早报 · scmp.com