"We believe there is a strong contingent of
reformers in China that want change," Willems said via video link at the
Wall Street Journal's CEO Council conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, U.S. Ambassador to Japan William
Hagerty said at the conference the top trade negotiators for the U.S.
and Japan may come up with an agreement "in months."
Trump is scheduled to arrive in Tokyo later this
week for summit talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, where
trade and security issues are set to be on the agenda.