
日本国際貿易促進協会会長として訪中した岩屋毅前外相が北京で王毅中国外相と会談。王氏は昨年11月の高市早苗首相の台湾有事を巡る国会答弁を念頭に、日本側に指導者が台湾問題での誤った発言を早期に是正するよう要求。岩屋氏は経済交流促進と日中関係改善に尽力する考えを示した。両者は歴史問題への正しい態度の重要性と、現在厳しい局面にある日中関係の正常化の必要性を確認した。
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昨年11月、高市早苗首相が台湾有事を巡る国会答弁で発言し、日中関係が悪化。以降、中国外交トップと日本の政治家の公式会談は実現していなかった。
【北京時事】日本国際貿易促進協会(国貿促)の会長として訪中団を率いる岩屋毅前外相は28日、北京で王毅共産党政治局員兼外相と会談した。中国外務省によると、王氏は昨年11月の高市早苗首相の台湾有事を巡る国会答弁を念頭に、日本側に「指導者が台湾問題での誤った発言をなるべく早く是正することが必要だ」と要求。岩屋氏は、経済交流促進と日中関係改善に尽力する考えを示したという。
岩屋前外相、中国外相と面会 香港メディア報道
国会答弁をきっかけに関係が悪化して以降、中国外交トップを務める王氏と日本の政治家が公式に会談するのは初めて。中国側には対中関係を重視する岩屋氏と会うことで、高市政権をけん制する思惑があるとみられる。
王氏は会談で、今年が極東国際軍事裁判(東京裁判)の開廷80年に当たると指摘した上で「歴史問題で正しい態度を取れないならば、未来に向き合い、切り開くことなどできない」と語った。現在の日中関係について「厳しい局面にある。正常化する必要がある」と強調した。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
日中間の経済対話が再開される可能性
Possible · Within months
台湾問題を巡る日中間の外交摩擦が続く可能性
Likely · Within weeks

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