日中「戦略的互恵」推進　外交青書原案、５年ぶり記述

　外務省がまとめた２０２４年版外交青書の原案が２２日、分かった。日中関係について、懸案を抱えつつも共通の利益拡大を目指す「戦略的互恵関係」を推進する方針を１９年版以来５年ぶりに明記。「建設的かつ安定的な日中関係」を双方の努力で構築する重要性を強調した。
　戦略的互恵関係は、岸田文雄首相と習近平国家主席が昨年１１月に米サンフランシスコで会談した際に再確認した。青書の記述復活はこれを踏まえたものだ。（2024/03/22-17:20）

A draft of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Diplomatic Bluebook for 2024 shows that a goal of promoting mutually beneficial strategic relations with China will be included for the first time since the 2019 report, it was learned Friday.
   The draft stressed the importance of both Japan and China working to build constructive and stable bilateral ties.
   At a two-way summit in San Francisco last November, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed that their countries would promote a mutually beneficial strategic relationship. The return of the goal in the 2024 report is based on the leaders' agreement.
   Touching on China's unilateral attempts at changing the status quo in the East China Sea, where Japan's Senkaku Islands are located, and the South China Sea, the draft said there are many unresolved issues and concerns between the two nations.
   Declaring China's military activities as the biggest strategic challenge, the draft said that Japan should handle the situation in cooperation with its ally and like-minded nations.