The Fumio Kishida government of Japan has reportedly been trying to send two messages to former US president Donald Trump since the latter won Republican primaries in Iowa and New Hampshire about two weeks ago: don't try to strike any deal with Beijing that could upend years of collective efforts to rein in China and never weaken the United States' support for the secessionists of the Taiwan island.

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