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2021年3月16日
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美日联合新闻声明
以下声明由安全磋商委员会发布。
国务卿布林肯、国防部长奥斯汀、外务大臣茂木敏充和防卫大臣岸信夫于2021年3月16日在日本东京召开美日安全磋商委员会会议。他们重申美日同盟仍为印太地区和平、安全和繁荣的基石。日本决心加强国防能力并进一步强化同盟。美国强调其通过包括核在内的所有能力，对日本防务绝不动摇的承诺。面对日益增强的地缘政治竞争，以及如新冠疫情、气候变化和重振民主的诸多挑战，美国和日本重申促进自由开放的印太地区和基于规则的国际秩序的承诺。
美国和日本认识到中国的行为，当与现存的国际秩序不一致时，对同盟和国际社会造成政治、经济、军事和科技上的挑战。部长们承诺抵制在此地区以胁迫和破坏稳定的方式对付他国的行为，其破坏基于规则的国际体系。他们重新确认支持合法商务畅通无阻和尊重国际法， 包括航行和飞越自由和其他合法的海洋使用。部长们同时对近来在该地区的扰乱性发展，例如中国的《海警法》，表示严正关切。此外，他们也论及美国依照安保条约第五条对日本防务不动摇的承诺，包括尖阁列岛在内。美日持续反对任何以单边寻求改变现状或削弱日本对这些岛屿的管理的行动。部长们强调台湾海峡和平稳定的重要性。他们重申反对中国在南中国海的非法海事声索和活动，并重申2016年7月根据1982年《海洋法公约》所做出的、有关菲律宾和中国仲裁案的判决为最终判决，且对当事方具法律约束力。部长们表达对香港和新疆维吾尔自治区人权状况的严正关切。
认识到朝鲜武器库对国际和平稳定造成威胁，部长们再次承诺致力于朝鲜全面无核化，并敦促平壤遵守其联合国安理会决议案之下的义务。部长们同时确认绑架问题必须立即解决。美日韩三边合作对印太地区我们共同的安全、和平与繁荣至关重要。
美日再次确认同盟的力量来自于我们共同的价值观，并得到与理念相同的民主政体交织而成的紧密伙伴网络的加强。3月12日的四方峰会向世界展现我们的共同愿景，一个以普世价值为锚、不受任何力量胁迫的自由、开放、包容的地区。部长们许诺将与东盟国家一道努力，确认对其中心地位和团结一致，以及对东盟印太展望的强劲支持。
部长们认识到该地区安全环境日益严峻，再次承诺加强协调，以对齐安全政策、加深各领域的防务合作，并相互切磋同盟的角色、任务和能力来提高扩展威摄。他们突显太空和网络等领域以及进一步加强信息安全的重要性。再者，他们重申有必要进行符合实际的双边和多边演习和训练，以保持同盟的备战能力和威摄态势，也才能应对未来的挑战。
部长们认识到在美国国防部展开其《全球态势审评》之际，紧密协调的重要性。他们也欢迎力量重新调整部署工作的进展，并重申他们的承诺，要以维持备战能力和可持续的存在，同时降低对当地社区影响的方式，实施现有安排。他们再次确认在边野古的施瓦布营(Camp Schwab-Henokosaki )及周边水域建造普天间替代设施(Futenma Replacement Facility)的计划，是避免继续使用普天间海军陆战队航空基地的唯一解决方法，并承诺尽快完工。至于地主国支援，部长们同意现有的防卫费分担特别协议(Special Measures Agreement) 延长一年的修订，并指示他们的谈判人员朝向一个新的多年互惠协议前进。
为了纪念2011年3月东日本大震灾及后续灾难里丧失的数千名性命，部长们强调同盟的合作精神，重申他们对并肩合作，以维护印太地区和平稳定的承诺。
有鉴于美日同盟的深度和广度，以及在诸多政策共同优先重点上加强势头的需要，部长们要求今年晚些时候举行另一次安全磋商委员会会议。

U.S.-Japan Joint Press Statement
MEDIA NOTE
OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON
The following statement was released by the Security Consultative Committee.
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Secretary of State Blinken, Secretary of Defense Austin, Minister for Foreign Affairs Motegi, and Minister of Defense Kishi held the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee in Tokyo, Japan on March 16, 2021.  They reaffirmed that the U.S.-Japan Alliance remains the cornerstone of peace, security, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.  Japan resolved to enhance its capabilities to bolster national defense and further strengthen the Alliance.  The United States underscored its unwavering commitment to the defense of Japan through the full range of its capabilities, including nuclear.  Amid growing geopolitical competition and challenges such as COVID-19, climate change, and revitalizing democracy, the United States and Japan renewed their commitment to promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific and a rules-based international order.
The United States and Japan acknowledged that China’s behavior, where inconsistent with the existing international order, presents political, economic, military, and technological challenges to the Alliance and to the international community.  The Ministers committed to opposing coercion and destabilizing behavior toward others in the region, which undermines the rules-based international system.  They reaffirmed their support for unimpeded lawful commerce and respect for international law, including freedom of navigation and overflight and other lawful uses of the sea.  The Ministers also expressed serious concerns about recent disruptive developments in the region, such as the China Coast Guard law.  Further, they discussed the United States’ unwavering commitment to the defense of Japan under Article V of our security treaty, which includes the Senkaku Islands.  The United States and Japan remain opposed to any unilateral action that seeks to change the status quo or to undermine Japan’s administration of these islands.  The Ministers underscored the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.  They reiterated their objections to China’s unlawful maritime claims and activities in the South China Sea and recalled that the July 2016 award of the Philippines-China arbitral tribunal, constituted under the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention, is final and legally binding on the parties.  The Ministers shared serious concerns regarding the human rights situation in Hong Kong and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Recognizing that North Korea’s arsenal poses a threat to international peace and stability, the Ministers reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea and urged Pyongyang to abide by its obligations under UN Security Council resolutions.  The Ministers also confirmed the necessity of immediate resolution of the abductions issue.  Trilateral cooperation among the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea is critical for our shared security, peace, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.
The United States and Japan reaffirmed that the strength of the Alliance comes from our shared values and is amplified by our network of close partnerships with like-minded democracies.  The March 12 Quad Summit demonstrated to the world our shared vision of a free, open, and inclusive region anchored by universal values and unconstrained by coercive power.  The Ministers pledged to work with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), affirming their strong support for its centrality and unity, as well as for the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific.
Recognizing the increasingly serious regional security environment, the Ministers recommitted to enhancing close coordination to align security policy, deepen defense cooperation across all domains, and bolster extended deterrence by consulting on Alliance roles, missions, and capabilities.  They highlighted the importance of domains such as space and cyber, as well as further strengthening information security.  In addition, they reiterated that realistic bilateral and multilateral exercises and training are necessary to maintain the Alliance’s operational readiness and deterrent posture, as well as to meet future challenges.
The Ministers acknowledged the importance of close coordination as the Department of Defense conducts its Global Posture Review.  They welcomed progress on force realignment efforts and reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the current arrangements in ways that maintain operational readiness and a sustainable presence, while mitigating the impact on local communities.  They reconfirmed that the plan to construct the Futenma Replacement Facility at the Camp Schwab-Henokosaki area and in adjacent waters is the only solution that avoids the continued use of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, and committed to completing construction as soon as possible.  Regarding Host Nation Support, having agreed to a one-year extension amendment to the current Special Measures Agreement, the Ministers instructed their negotiators to work toward a new mutually beneficial multi-year agreement.
In remembrance of the thousands of lives lost to the Great East Japan Earthquake and its aftermath in March 2011, the Ministers underscored the cooperative spirit of the Alliance and reaffirmed their commitment to working alongside one another to maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
In recognition of the depth and breadth of the U.S.-Japan Alliance, and the need to increase momentum on numerous shared policy priorities, the Ministers called for another Security Consultative Committee meeting later in the year.
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