自衛隊中堅幹部が防衛交流　軍施設など視察―中国

　【北京時事】自衛隊中堅幹部の訪中団が２８日、天津市にある中国空軍の施設を視察した。日中制服組の交流事業で、自衛隊の佐官級１３人が２６日に中国入りした。
　２７日には、北京市内にある中国軍のシンクタンク、軍事科学院を訪問し、同院の楊笑祥中将や研究員らと意見交換会を開いた。席上、団長の長岡善成１等海佐が「将来につながる交流をしていきたい」とあいさつ。中国側からは「米国のトランプ新政権発足で日本側の政策に変化はあるか」といった質問が出たという。
　訪中団は、１２月４日まで滞在。北京の陸軍部隊を視察したほか、広東省広州市の海軍施設なども訪れる。（2024/11/28-19:52）

A group of middle-ranking officers of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces inspected a Chinese air force facility in Tianjin on Thursday as part of an exchange program between the two Asian neighbors' defense personnel.
   Thirteen SDF officers arrived in China on Tuesday. The group visited and spoke with Lt. Gen. Yang Xiaoxiang and other members of the Academy of Military Sciences, a Chinese military think tank in Beijing, on Wednesday.
   Maritime SDF Capt. Yoshinari Nagaoka, who led the group, said during the visit to the think tank that he wants to "engage in exchanges that lead to the future."
   In the discussions, a Chinese participant asked if there will be any shifts in Japan's policies after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
   The SDF members are scheduled to stay in China until Wednesday. They inspected an army unit in Beijing and plan to visit a naval facility in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.