Japan, Britain to start economic security talks before Trump's return

Japan and Britain are planning to launch ministerial talks on economic security, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday, apparently raising the guard against the return of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his protectionist mantra in international trade.The new talks, involving their foreign and economic ministers, will be modeled on the existing "two-plus-two" framework focused on foreign and security affairs, the sources said.Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his British counterpart Keir Starmer are expected to discuss the idea of a new framework when they meet on the…READ FULL ARTICLE