President Donald Trump will seek quick progress toward a bilateral trade agreement with Japan in place of a broader Asia-Pacific deal he abandoned this week, when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits the White House next month, an official in the Trump administration said on Thursday.
"I see Abe’s visit being more about finding a follow-through, a replacement for TPP," said the official, referring to the Trans-Pacific Partnership that Trump ditched on Monday.
"Given the domestic political capital (Abe has) expended on TPP, there’s going to be an effort to work with him on a follow-on," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
