U.S. President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that he is willing to surrender "tariff points" if major trading partners fully open their markets to American exports, calling tariffs a necessary lever to secure reciprocal access. Trump stressed that duties will be reduced only after a country agrees to open its market and would otherwise be increased. He claimed Japan and Indonesia have, "for the first time ever," agreed to completely lift barriers to U.S. goods, covering sectors such as automobiles, trucks and agriculture, including rice. The remarks signal a potential shift from across-the-board levies toward bilateral deals in which tariff cuts are exchanged for market openings. The administration has already imposed a 145% tariff on Chinese imports; officials in Tokyo, Jakarta and Washington have not yet commented on the president’s latest assertions.