Ghosn's lawyer has also resorted to likening his treatment to "the return of Japan Inc." – the post-war system where the country was closed to foreigners and the rest of the business world – insinuating that his client's gaijin racial profile is the determining factor for his lengthy, rights-breaking detention. Wednesday's meeting saw Abe and Macron strain themselves to preserve a veneer of confidence in what has quite clearly degenerated into a power struggle between Renault and Nissan since Ghosn's arrest. Macron told Tokyo reporters following his meeting with Abe that "nothing in this situation justifies that we change the rule of governance or the shareholdings" of the Renault-Nissan alliance, urging the media to "stop creating instability". The pair were also quick to affirm their mutual commitment to combating major international issues such as climate change, the ongoing China-US trade war, and the risk of the Iranian nuclear situation spiralling out of control.