台湾海峡の安定維持へ連携　萩生田氏、蔡総統と会談

　【台北時事】自民党の萩生田光一政調会長は１０日、台湾を訪問し、総統府で蔡英文総統と会談した。中国が軍事的圧力を強める台湾海峡を巡り、平和と安定の重要性で一致。日台でその維持のために連携していくことを確認した。
　両氏は「力による現状変更はあってならないことを国際社会と共有していく」ことを申し合わせた。蔡氏は「安全保障などの分野で協力関係を深化させたい」と呼び掛けた。これに関し、萩生田氏は記者団に「お互いができることをやっていくことを確認した」と説明した。（2022/12/10-20:47）

Koichi Hagiuda, policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Saturday agreed to work together to maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, where China has been increasing its military pressure.
   In a meeting at the president's office in Taipei, Hagiuda and Tsai also agreed to share with the international community the view that there should be no attempts to change the status quo by force.
   Tsai told Hagiuda that she hopes to deepen Taiwan's cooperative relationship with Japan in areas including security. In this regard, Hagiuda, chairman of the LDP's Policy Research Council, told reporters that they agreed to do what they can.
   Referring to the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who had close ties with Taiwan, Tsai said she believes that Abe's commitment to the friendship between Japan and Taiwan will surely be carried on under Hagiuda.
   Hagiuda expressed his gratitude for condolences from Taiwan over Abe's death. The former Japanese leader was gunned down in July when he was delivering an election campaign speech.