JAPAN PM ABE PRAISES TRUMP AS TRUSTWORTHY|安倍訪美盛讚川普 對美日同盟有信心

On Nov 17, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US president-elect Donald Trump had their first meeting. Abe characterized the meeting as "a candid talk in a very warm atmosphere", and also praised Trump as a trustworthy leader. However, Abe did not disclose details of their conversation, saying that it was a non-official meeting. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with the US president-elect Donald Trump in New York for the first time, and the two had a private talk that lasted 90 minutes. Abe said he wanted to build trust with the president-elect and praised Trump for being a trustworthy leader. ==SHINZO ABE, Japanese Prime Minister== I hope both sides can establish a relationship of trust. I had a lot of confidence going into this meeting. I also presented my views and various questions were to Mr. Trump. He will be the next US president, and he is a trustworthy leader. Mr. Abe was the first world leader to visit Trump after the election. Heavily armed guards were stationed outside the Trump Tower in Manhattan. The Japanese Foreign Ministry said this is a significant meeting because the Japanese Prime Minister has never met with a foreign leader before they officially take office since the beginning of 2000. However, Abe declined to comment on the details of his conversation with Trump on the grounds that it was an unofficial meeting. ==JACK KINGSTON, Senior Advisor to Trump== I think this will be one of Mr. Trump's very first international meetings. I think he's going to have a lot of eyes on him to see that he needs to say the right things and be responsive. I think starting out with the meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan. I don't think you can pick a better country. It just shows our historic and significant relationship. According to BBC reports, Trump claimed that he would scrap the TPP during his campaign. However, according to Nikkei reports, Abe sees the TPP as a means to counter China's economic dominance, and will thus likely try to persuade Trump to change his stance. As employment is a key issue within the US, Abe may also offer to cooperate with the US in trade to win Trump's support. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU 日本首相安倍晉三17號在紐約，跟美國總統當選人川普，進行首次會談。安倍表示會談進行得十分溫馨，也稱讚川普是個值得信任的領導人，並且對美日同盟立場，相當有信心。至於訪談內容，安倍卻以川普還沒就職、兩人會面是非官方會談，拒絕透露。 走出機艙外，日本首相安倍晉三，牽起夫人的手，慢慢走下飛機。美國總統選戰結束，由共和黨候選人川普當選，由於過去安倍不曾與川普見面會談過，這次出訪美國，就是想與川普建立良好關係。雙方在紐約會談90分鐘後，安倍稱讚川普，是值得信賴的領導人。 ==日本首相 安倍晉三== 對於雙方能共同建立信任關係 我一直抱著信心進行會談 也將我自己的想法 有關各種問題等 傳達給川普 我認為川普將成為下屆美國總統 是一個值得信賴的領導人 川普當選總統後，安倍是第一位拜訪他的外國領導人，為了會談安全，在曼哈頓的川普大樓外，還有重裝荷槍戒備員警駐守。日本外務省認為，從2000前開始，日本首相就不曾與尚未就任的國外元首會談，因此這次安倍拜訪川普，相當罕見，也能看出安倍對川普的重視，但對於會談內容，卻以"川普尚未就任美國總統、兩人會談是非官方進行"為由，拒絕說明。 ==川普陣營高級顧問 金斯頓== 我想這次對川普來說 是第一次跟國外領袖會談 他的發言跟應對 會有很多人注目 首次的會談對象選了日本首相 我認為是最好的選擇 能展現出美日關係的歷史與重要性 英國媒體BBC分析，川普過去曾在選戰時，表示揚言要撤回"跨太平洋夥伴協定"TPP，但安倍將TPP當成是打擊中國經濟成長的手段，勢必會在會談上，盡力說服川普。日本經濟新聞也認為，安倍將會針對川普對中國態度嚴厲，促使川普重新考慮TPP。而川普在意的美國就業方面，安倍也將可能提供相關合作條件，減少川普對TPP的顧慮。 記者 陳詩童 報導