中国艦動向に「深刻な懸念」　岸氏、防衛相ＴＶ会談で自制要求

　岸信夫防衛相は２７日、中国の魏鳳和国務委員兼国防相とテレビ会議方式で約２時間にわたり会談した。岸氏は沖縄県・尖閣諸島周辺を含む東シナ海での中国軍や海警局の艦艇による活動に「極めて深刻な懸念」を表明し、自制を要求。台湾海峡の平和と安定の重要性にも言及し、「引き続き関連動向を注視していく」と伝えた。
　双方は、東シナ海での偶発的衝突を回避するための防衛当局間のホットラインについて、来年中の運用開始を目指すことで一致。岸氏は会談後、記者団に「懸念があるからこそ率直な意思疎通を図っていくことが必要だ」と述べた。（2021/12/27-21:03）

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi expressed "extremely serious concerns" on Monday over the activities of Chinese military and coast guard vessels in waters including near the Senkaku Islands in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa.
   In a videoconference with his Chinese counterpart, Wei Fenghe, Kishi demanded restraint from China.
   Stressing the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, Kishi said Japan will "continue to monitor related developments closely."
   In the talks, which lasted for about two hours, Kishi and Wei agreed to start operating a hotline between the defense authorities of Japan and China by the end of 2022 to avoid accidental collisions in the East China Sea.
   After the talks, Kishi told reporters that it is important for the two countries to communicate frankly with each other because there are concerns between them.