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高市早苗首相、外交・安保継続を重視した内閣改造へ 茂木外相・小泉防衛相の留任調整
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高市早苗首相、外交・安保継続を重視した内閣改造へ 茂木外相・小泉防衛相の留任調整

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高市早苗首相は今月中旬の内閣改造で、外交・安全保障分野の継続性を重視し、茂木敏充外相と小泉進次郎防衛相の留任を調整している。国家安保戦略など3文書の改定を「国家の命運を左右する」と位置付け、米中関係や台湾有事への対応を強化する方針を示した。

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高市早苗首相は就任後、国家安保戦略など3文書の見直しを重視し、外交・安全保障分野の政策継続を訴えてきた。米中関係の悪化や台湾有事への懸念が高まる中、内閣改造での人事が注目されている。

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高市早苗首相は今月中旬に行う内閣改造で、外交・安全保障分野の継続性を重視した布陣とする方針だ。茂木敏充外相を留任させる方向で、小泉進次郎防衛相も続投が有力。安保関連3文書の改定や、米国・中国への対応に全力を挙げる。

萩生田幹事長代行、留任で調整 林総務相の処遇焦点―高市政権

首相は、日本の外交・安保の基本方針となる国家安保戦略など3文書の見直しを「国家の命運を左右する」として重視し、内閣改造を「政策本位」(政府高官)で進める考え。首相官邸関係者は「外交・安保では課題が山積している。担当閣僚には残ってもらった方がいい」と語った。

中国の太平洋方面での軍事活動の活発化や、ウクライナでの戦闘で顕在化した「新しい戦い方」など、安保環境は急激に変化。これらに対応するために年内の3文書改定を目指す中、「防衛相を変える必要はない」(政府関係者)との声は強い。

米国、中国との外交関係も政権の行方を左右する重要なテーマだ。米中首脳会談が24日に予定され、日本は米中接近を警戒する。首相は対米交渉の経験が豊富な茂木氏に、外交の司令塔役を引き続き託す考えだ。

中国とは首相の台湾有事発言以降、関係が冷え込んだままだ。茂木氏は7月、中国の王毅共産党政治局員兼外相と訪問先のフィリピンで短時間言葉を交わしたものの、中国側は接触について否定的な見解を示すなど、高市政権と距離を置く。

茂木氏は中国との関係について、戦略的互恵関係を包括的に推進し、建設的・安定的な関係を構篟していく方針を堅持している。

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 茂木敏充外相と小泉進次郎防衛相が今月中旬の内閣改造で留任する

    Very likely · Within weeks

  • 年内に国家安保戦略など3文書の改定が行われる

    Likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • 内閣改造の具体的な時期はいつか
  • 林総務相の処遇はどのように決まるか
  • 3文書改定の具体的な内容は何か
  • 米中首脳会談の結果が日本の外交に与える影響は何か

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