i put that to tom rafferty. us is probably not to play a role in driving globalisation like did in previous decades, under donald trump. that was a key part of his election campaign, and he is looking to increment those policies in office. one of the key things to look at this meeting will be his discussions on the sidelines with xi jinping. they are coming towards the end of the 108 trade negotiation period. —— 100 day. we will now see if they could be further us retired reactions on china. so that trade negotiation is going to end very soon negotiation is going to end very soon tom rafferty there. now, the eu andjapan soon tom rafferty there. now, the eu and japan have cited major deal. it has been hailed as the birth of the largest free—trade zone in the world, covering a third of the world's economy, and that is over $21 trillion. eu officials say it will boost the eu economy by .8%, and japan's by almost a third of a percent. this follows the withdrawal from the tpp. let's hear what the japanese ambassador

i'm marianne rafferty. show. tom: he says the parents, the wall will be transparent. last week president trump declared that his proposed water wall has to be see-through. just in case, someone throws a large bag of drugs over it so you don't get hit on the head. i swear, this is real. it makes sense to me. it sounds painful. he told reporters aboard air force one quotes you need transparency and you have to be able to see through it. in other words, you can see through that wall, it could be a steel wall with openings. but you have to have openings because you have to see what is on the other side of the wall. it's pretty sound logic. he continues: all give you an example, as horrible as it sounds when they throw the large stacks of drugs over and if you have people on the other side of the wall you don't see them. they will hit you with the head of 60 pounds of stuff and it's over. [laughter] he teaches us so much. that might not even be the best part. the conversation was off the record until according to the new york times the president decided his comment should