西村経産相、邦人解放を要求　中国商務相と会談、３年半ぶり

　【デトロイト時事】西村康稔経済産業相は２６日、米デトロイトで中国の王文濤商務相と会談した。西村経産相は、中国当局が３月に拘束したアステラス製薬の男性社員の早期解放を要求する一方、対話を継続する重要性を共有したと説明した。経産省によると、日中の貿易担当相の会談は約３年半ぶり。
　終了後、経産相は記者団に対し「企業関係者の安全、公平で透明なビジネス環境の確保が重要だ」と強調した。中国の国産品優遇策の是正や、東京電力福島第１原発事故後の日本産食品に対する輸入規制の早期撤廃も求めた。（2023/05/27-09:04）

Japanese trade minister Yasutoshi Nishimura sought the early release of a male employee of Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma Inc. who has been detained by Chinese authorities since March, when he held talks with Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao Friday.
   Also during the talks, held in Detroit, Michigan, Nishimura and Wang shared the view that it is important to continue dialogue, the Japanese minister said.
   According to the Japanese trade ministry, the talks marked the first meeting between Japanese and Chinese trade ministers in about three and a half years.
   "It is important to ensure a safe, fair and transparent business environment for corporate workers," Nishimura told reporters after the talks.
   Elsewhere in the meeting, Nishimura urged China to correct its policy of giving favorable treatment to domestic products and swiftly lift its restrictions on imports of Japanese food items that have been in place since Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant suffered a triple reactor meltdown caused by the March 2011 massive earthquake and tsunami.