米国務長官がＮＥＣ訪問　海底ケーブルなど視察

　ブリンケン米国務長官は２９日午前、東京都港区のＮＥＣ本社を訪問し、同社が約３０％の世界シェアを持つ海底ケーブルシステムなどについて森田隆之社長から説明を受けた。視察後、ブリンケン氏は「ＮＥＣのような信頼できるベンダーと協力することはわれわれの外交で重要だ」と語った。
　視察では同社が強みを持つ光海底ケーブルや高速大容量の通信規格「５Ｇ」、顔認証技術などが紹介された。４月の日米首脳会談でＮＥＣの取り組みが紹介され、今回の視察が実現したという。（2024/07/29-11:28）

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp.'s headquarters in Tokyo on Monday morning, inspecting the company's undersea cable systems.
   NEC has a share of some 30 pct in the global market of undersea cable systems. Blinken received explanations about such systems and other technologies from NEC President Takayuki Morita.
   After the visit, Blinken said, "Working with trusted vendors like NEC...is a critical part of American diplomacy."
   NEC showcased to the secretary its optical undersea cable systems, 5G high-speed and high-capacity telecommunications networks and face authentication technologies.
   The visit was realized after NEC's technologies were introduced when Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden held talks at the White House in April.