石破氏ら超党派、有事見据え連携　台湾副総統と会談

　【台北時事】自民党の石破茂元幹事長ら超党派の国会議員有志は１２日、台湾を訪問し、蕭美琴副総統と台北の総統府で会談した。アジア太平洋地域の平和維持や、日台間の協力強化について意見交換。会談後、石破氏は「仮に（台湾海峡で）有事が起こったらどうするか、よく連携を深めていくことで完全に意見の一致を見た」と記者団に語った。
　石破氏はまた、「中国が仮に武力行使しても成功しない、あるいは大変な代価を払うことになることを、よく認識させることが重要だ」と指摘した。
　議員団は「日本の安全保障を考える議員の会」のメンバーで、石破氏と、立憲民主党の渡辺周元防衛副大臣、教育無償化を実現する会の前原誠司代表ら計６人が参加。１４日までの滞在中、頼清徳総統や蔡英文前総統、顧立雄国防部長（国防相）らとの会談も予定している。（2024/08/12-21:27）

A suprapartisan group of Japanese lawmakers, including Shigeru Ishiba, former secretary-general of the country's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Monday visited Taiwan and held talks with the self-governed island democracy's Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim.
   In the talks, held at the presidential office in the Taiwanese capital of Taipei, the two sides exchanged opinions on maintaining peace in the Asia-Pacific region and strengthening cooperation between Japan and Taiwan.
   Ishiba told reporters after the meeting, "We were in complete agreement on what to do in the event of a contingency (in the Taiwan Strait), that we will work closely together."
   "It is important to make China well aware that even if it were to use force, it would not succeed, or it would pay a very heavy price," Ishiba also said.
   The group comprises six Japanese lawmakers, also including Shu Watanabe, former state minister of defense and a member of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and Seiji Maehara, head of the new party Kyoiku Mushoka wo Jitsugen Suru Kai. During their stay in Taiwan through Wednesday, the lawmakers plan to meet with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te and his predecessor, Tsai Ing-wen, as well.