米商務長官、１５日に初訪日　鉄鋼関税や対中連携協議

　【ワシントン時事】米商務省は７日、レモンド商務長官が１５日に就任後初めて日本を訪問すると発表した。タイ通商代表部（ＵＳＴＲ）代表も同じ日に訪日する予定で、トランプ前政権が導入した日本製の鉄鋼とアルミニウムへの追加関税の見直しに向け協議する。バイデン政権が「最も深刻な競争相手」と位置付ける中国への対抗策でも、日米の連携を確認する。
　バイデン大統領は先月の東アジアサミット終了後、中国への対抗を念頭に、インド太平洋地域で新たな経済の枠組み構築を検討すると表明。「中国包囲網」の形成を進める上で、前政権下で悪化した同盟国との関係修復が急務と捉えている。（2021/11/08-07:46）

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will visit Japan on Nov. 15, her first trip to the Asian nation since assuming office in March this year, the Department of Commerce said Sunday.
   U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will also visit Japan on the same day.
   The two are expected to discuss with Japanese officials a possible review of the United States' additional tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Japan, introduced by the administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump.
   Furthermore, the U.S. side hopes to reaffirm its cooperation with Japan over measures to keep China in check in the field of economy. The current administration led by President Joe Biden considers China its most serious competitor.
   With China in mind, Biden announced after the end of the East Asia Summit last month his intention to consider building a new economic framework in the Indo-Pacific region.