U.S. envoy to Japan defends trade policies, say not protectionist

Reuters - “The United States is the most open major economy in the world,” Ambassador William Hagerty told reporters at the Japan National Press Club.

“Japan and other countries have benefited greatly from that openness. So I want to make sure that we don’t mistake our efforts to achieve reciprocity for protectionism.”

U.S. President Donald Trump has roiled Washington’s trade relations around the world notably with China as well as traditional allies in Europe and North America.

Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono, U.S. special representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun and U.S. ambassador to Japan William Hagerty attend their meeting in Tokyo on September 14