中国軍事行動「住民に脅威」　新安保３文書、与党実務者が了承―１６日にも閣議決定

　自民、公明両党は１２日、「国家安全保障戦略」など３文書改定に関する実務者協議を衆院議員会館で開き、政府が提示した改定案を了承した。中国の軍事行動は日本の周辺地域住民に「脅威」を与えているとの情勢認識を、「防衛計画の大綱」に代わる「国家防衛戦略」に明記する。政府は両党の手続きを経て１６日にも閣議決定する。
　外交・防衛の基本方針を示す国家安保戦略は２０１３年１２月に初めて策定され、見直しは今回が初。国家防衛戦略はおおむね１０年間の指針となる。５年間の防衛費総額や主要装備の調達数量を定める従来の「中期防衛力整備計画」（中期防）も「防衛力整備計画」に改める。
　中国の軍事動向に対する基本認識を巡っては自民党が「脅威」と表現するよう主張。これに難色を示す公明党との間で調整が続いていた。（2022/12/12-20:53）

Japanese ruling party officials Monday approved the government's draft revisions of three key national security documents, including a description of China's military actions as threats to residents of Japan and its neighbors.
   The draft was approved at a working-level meeting between the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito. The government is set to adopt the revisions as early as Friday after internal procedures at the two parties.
   The National Security Strategy, one of the three documents, which deals with Japan's basic foreign and defense policies, will be revised for the first time since its release in December 2013.
   Meanwhile, the National Defense Program Guidelines will be replaced by the planned national defense strategy, which will serve as guidelines for Japan's defense policy for the next decade.
   The Medium-Term Defense Program, which lays out total defense expenditures and procurement volumes for major equipment for the next five years, will be changed to the defense buildup plan.