日米主導で輸出管理強化　先端技術めぐり―萩生田経産相と米閣僚合意

　訪米中の萩生田光一経済産業相は４日午前（日本時間同日深夜）、レモンド商務長官とワシントンで会談し、日米が主導して半導体など先端技術の輸出管理強化に取り組むことで一致した。自由貿易を推進する他の国・地域とも連携し、軍事利用などを防ぐ。
　萩生田氏は会談終了後に記者会見し、「同志国による責任ある管理枠組みについて日米が主導する形で議論を深めていく」と強調した。
　日米両政府が公表した文書では、軍事・民生両方に利用可能な技術に加え、人権侵害に悪用される恐れがある技術の管理を徹底するための計画を作ると明記。ウクライナ侵攻を続けるロシアのほか、名指しこそ避けたが、新疆ウイグル自治区での人権侵害が疑われる中国への対応を強化する狙いがある。（2022/05/05-16:35）

Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Koichi Hagiuda and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo have agreed that the two countries will lead international efforts to strengthen export controls on semiconductors and other cutting-edge technologies.
   The agreement was reached at their meeting in Washington on Wednesday. Japan and the United States will work with other countries and regions that advocate free trade to prevent such advanced technologies from being used for military and other undesirable purposes.
   The two countries will take the lead in holding in-depth discussions on establishing a responsible export control framework among like-minded countries, Hagiuda told a press conference after the meeting.
   A joint document released by the Japanese and U.S. governments after the Hagiuda-Raimondo meeting calls for the compilation of a plan to ensure strict management of technologies that can be applied for both military and civilian use and could be used for the purpose of human rights infringement.
   The initiative is also apparently intended to strengthen responses to Russia, which has been invading Ukraine, and China, which is suspected of human rights abuse in the Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region in the country.