岸防衛相、尖閣で「強い懸念」　中国国防相と平行線

　岸信夫防衛相は１４日、中国の魏鳳和国務委員兼国防相とテレビ会議方式で会談した。岸氏は沖縄県・尖閣諸島周辺で中国公船の領海侵入が相次いでいる現状に「強い懸念」を表明。事態をエスカレートさせる行動を取らないよう強く求めた。
　魏氏は、尖閣の領有権は自国にあるとする中国側の主張に基づき発言したという。岸氏の就任後、日中防衛相の協議は初めて。テレビ会談は１時間を予定していたが、９５分間にわたった。（2020/12/14-20:25）

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, in a teleconference Monday with his Chinese counterpart, Wei Fenghe, expressed Japan's "strong concerns" about Chinese government ships' repeated intrusions into Japan's territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa.
   The Japanese minister strongly urged China to "refrain from action that could escalate tensions."
   Meanwhile, the Chinese minister made remarks based on Beijing's claim of sovereignty over the East China Sea islands, called Diaoyu in China, according to sources with access to the talks.
   It was the first time for the two countries' defense ministers to hold talks since Kishi took office in September. The teleconference, initially planned to last an hour, actually ran for 95 minutes.
   The two ministers agreed to accelerate efforts to set up a hotline based on a bilateral air and maritime communication mechanism for avoiding unintended clashes in the East China Sea.