日米、半導体・エネルギーで緊密連携　中ロ念頭、「世界秩序の脅威」

　【ワシントン時事】訪米中の萩生田光一経済産業相は４日、首都ワシントンで米経済閣僚と相次ぎ会談した。日米共同文書によると、覇権主義的な動きを強める中国や、ウクライナに侵攻したロシアを念頭に、「世界経済秩序の脅威」への対応で緊密に連携する方針で一致。半導体やエネルギー分野における中ロ依存から脱却を図る姿勢を打ち出した。
　萩生田氏はレモンド商務長官、タイ通商代表部（ＵＳＴＲ）代表、グランホルム・エネルギー長官らと会談後、記者団に「世界情勢が不安定化する中、有志国との連携がますます重要になっている」と強調。今月下旬の日米首脳会談を前に、民主主義の価値観を共有する両国が国際的な経済・エネルギー安全保障の再構築を主導する考えを示した。（2022/05/05-11:36）

Visiting Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Koichi Hagiuda agreed with U.S. economy ministers in a series of meetings Wednesday that the two countries will work closely together on issues related to semiconductors and energy.
   A joint statement released after the meetings said the two sides reaffirmed that "deeper cooperation" on commercial and industrial issues is critical to "responding to threats to the global economic order," apparently with in mind China, which is stepping up its hegemonic activities, and Russia, which is continuing its military aggression in Ukraine.
   The Japanese and U.S. ministers agreed to reduce reliance on China for semiconductors and on Russia for energy.
   "The importance of collaborating with like-minded countries is increasing at a time when the international situation is destabilizing," Hagiuda told reporters after the meetings with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai in Washington.
   He suggested that Japan and the United States, which share the democratic values, will lead the efforts to rebuild global economic and energy security, in the run-up to a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden in Tokyo late this month.