投稿者: ワールド ソルーションズ

22日追加分が下の方にあります。
少し書かせていただきますと、
大統領と充分に連携しその代理で、East Asia Summit や APEC Leaders Meeting の前に“全般には悪くない”トーンで日本に“だけ”立ち寄るアメリカ副大統領に関する（英語ツイートを中心に）インターネット上での国外各社における英語での取り扱われ方が、今回も予想通り（ツイートは非常に少なく）地味です。厳密には、副大統領は首脳ではないにしても、です。
日本経済に関するネガティブな内容のものは、いくつも発見したのに、です。そういう方向に引っ張ろうとする関係者の存在も見え隠れします。
尤も、これでも、数年前までよりも、世界での日本のプレゼンスは格段に高まっています。日本の歴代政権を日本語及び英語の報道等文書により振り返るならば、６年経った今も現政権の外交は総合的には充分合格点であることは確実です。
誰か一人で、或いは、すぐにもっと、プレゼンスを高めるのは元々無理です。関係各機関の普段からの連携、その基盤となる人材の普段からの米欧でのプレゼンス、これを毎日少しずつ高めていく。これしかありません。
他方、もう何十年続いているtrade imbalanceやbarriersの話も、それぞれについて具体的な説明等対応を根気強く続けるしかありません。
前者については、日本側の投資によりアメリカ国内に雇用を産み、それらを含めた数字上即ち実質的には、前者は存在しないことを理解してもらう。
後者については、日本語しか通じないことも含めて日本側の日本人無意識の慣習が国際的にはどの国から見ても実質的障壁になっていることの改善を進める、アメリカ側の商品やサービスが日本に向かない場合があることが（存在しない）障壁によるものであるとの誤解を解く。
日本は、マネーや物品、サービスの国際的やり取り無くして、生きて行けない国です。ある意味、数十年はそれ無しでも生きて行けるアメリカとは違います。それゆえ、とりわけ日米同盟の維持深化については、努力し続ける必要があります。
そのためには、日本国内の日本語での報道や世論形成等で自己満足していても、仕事をしたことにはなりません。ある意味、国外向け・英語が全てです。勿論、国内世論形成や、母国語での議論の深化は、当然、必須ではあります。
なお、このサイトで、アメリカ大統領や副大統領の訪日等を今後も“毎回”取り上げるとは決めていません。
先刻気付きましたが、標記は Vol.18 ではなく Vol.19 でした。単なる間違いであり、訂正いたします。日付により先のVol.18とは異なることは明白であり、ツイートも出しましたので、URLはこのままにしておきます。21日午後2時過ぎ訂正・追加。

An Excerpt of Remarks by Vice President Pence and Prime Minister Abe of Japan in Joint Press Statements
PRIME MINISTER ABE: … I would wholeheartedly like to welcome Vice President Pence on his third trip to Japan. Japan is the only country which is honored with such frequent visit by Vice President.
The strong bond of Japan-U.S. alliance is evident in the fact that I was able to elaborate and align our policies with Vice President Pence before we go to the summit where the leaders of the region are assembled. …
Today, Vice President Pence and I, two of us alone, spent a good amount of time discussing North Korea, and agreed in our recognition that we need to keep working on the full implmentation of Security Council resolutions toward the complete denuclearization of Korean Peninsula. With respect to ship-to-ship transfer of goods, which is banned by the Security Council resolution, we confirmed that we continue our close cooperation between Japan and the U.S. …
For bringing into reality the vision, a free and open Indo-Pacific — where all nations, large and small, can join and prosper — we welcome the steady progress of Japan-U.S. cooperation in areas such as infrastructure, energy, and digital field.
We also reaffirmed further enhancement of our continued leadership and cooperation, while collaborating with Australia, India, ASEAN nations, among others.
On China, I explained the outcome of my trip to China last month. We agreed in our recognition that it is of importance for Japan and the U.S. to continue our close collaboration in conducting constructive dialogue with China.
On the economy, we reaffirmed to realize the economic development of a free and open Indo-Pacific that is based upon fair rules, while expanding further trade and investment between Japan and the United States so that such development be beneficial to us both, in line with the Japan-U.S. Joint Statement agreed in September. …
VICE PRESIDENT PENCE: …I’m here today on behalf of a friend of yours and a great champion of the U.S.-Japan alliance, President Donald Trump. I know the President is very much looking forward to seeing you at the upcoming meeting of the G20 in Argentina, but he did ask me to convey his warmest regards and respects to you.
And let me once again convey to you our congratulations on your reelection in September. Your reelection sets the stage for a renewed partnership between our two nations on the basis of a relationship that has perhaps never been stronger thanks to your leadership and the leadership of President Trump.
The U.S.-Japan alliance is the cornerstone of peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific, so it’s altogether fitting that the first stop on our seven-day trip across the region would begin here in Japan.
The United States’ commitment to the Indo-Pacific is steadfast and enduring. Our nation’s security and prosperity depend on this vital region, and the United States will continue to ensure that all nations, large and small, can thrive and prosper. …
In all that we do, the United States seeks collaboration, not control. We seek an Indo-Pacific where every nation, from the shores of the Indian Ocean to the West Coast of the Americas, east to west, north to south, are free to follow their own path, pursue their own interests, and where the seas and skies are open to all engaged in peaceful activity; where sovereign nations grow stronger together. Authoritarianism and aggression have no place in the Indo-Pacific. And I know this vision is shared by the United States and Japan.
By its very definition, a free and open Indo-Pacific is one that cannot be imposed. It must be built, nation by nation, through strong partnerships. In that respect, the time-honored bond between the United States and Japan is a model for nations across the Indo-Pacific and the world.
Japan is an indispensable trading partner for the United States. All told, our two-way trade is a stunning $285 billion. The United States is Japan’s top foreign direct investor, employing over 350,000 people here. And last year, Japan invested almost $44 billion in the United States, for a total of nearly half a trillion dollars that support nearly a million American jobs. And, Mr. Prime Minister, we are grateful for Japan’s renewed investment in America. …
It’s for that reason that we welcome the steps that have been taken to address these issues over the past two years, beginning with the U.S.-Japan Economic Dialogue. But the best opportunity for free, fair, and reciprocal trade will come in a bilateral trade agreement. And, Mr. Prime Minister, we welcome the decision that you and President Trump reached in September, to begin negotiations on a bilateral trade agreement. …
Those negotiations will begin soon. And when completed, we’re confident that this agreement will establish terms on goods, as well as on other key areas, including services. And just as with our alliance, the coming U.S.-Japan trade agreement will be a model for the Indo-Pacific.
Today, our nations are issuing a joint statement between the United States and Japan that covers a range of activities on energy, infrastructure, digital connectivity across the region. In addition, the United States and Japan will sign a memorandum of cooperation to promote clean, safe, and affordable civil nuclear power in both our countries. …
We’re also grateful, Mr. Prime Minister, that Japan has targeted $10 billion in investment by public and private organizations to promising energy infrastructure projects. And the United States looks forward to working closely with Japan to identify the most promising projects in the region.
Also, the United States, Japan, and Australia have committed to work together to encourage renewed private investments in infrastructure projects. Through enhanced cooperation on development financing, we will help build up the immense Indo-Pacific together. …
Our countries have been allies now for nearly 70 years, and at this very moment, some 54,000 members of the Armed Forces of the United States are currently stationed in Japan as a testament to our ongoing commitment to our common defense. We’ve also stationed some of our most advanced military capabilities in this country, from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
As President Trump has made clear to you on numerous occasions, Mr. Prime Minister, we also are encouraged to see Japan making an even greater investment in our shared security. And the United States strongly supports your efforts to expand the scope of Japan’s self-defense.
To that end, last year, President Trump made a commitment to you to speed up the sales of defense technology to Japan, and we’re keeping that promise. Before the end of this year, we will deliver ten F-35s to Japan, and six more in 2019.
Our nations also recently held a 10-day trilateral naval exercise with our Indian counterparts. And, Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for all you’ve done to preserve the freedom of the seas and skies across this region.
… Mr. Prime Minister, let me once again thank Japan for your close cooperation with the United States on our North Korea strategy.
Japan has literally stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the United States in the pressure campaigns from the very beginning. And you personally have played a pivotal role in policing illegal maritime shipments with Japan’s naval operations. Our joint actions, together with South Korea and the wider world, have brought North Korea to the negotiating table and opened the promise of peace on the Korean Peninsula. …
Mr. Prime Minister, I also want to thank you for updating me on your recent trip to Beijing and your meeting with President Xi. President Trump will meet with President Xi at the upcoming summit in Argentina.
As you know, the United States seeks a relationship with China that’s based on fairness, reciprocity, and respect for sovereignty. The difficulties that the United States and other nations face with China have been well documented by our administration, and China knows where we stand.
Nevertheless, President Trump is looking forward to his meeting with President Xi in Argentina. He believes that progress could be made, but either way, we’re confident that the United States remains in a strong position. And, Mr. Prime Minister, you can be assured that our commitment to Japan and to the region will remain unchanged. And we are grateful for your support.
The United States-Japan alliance is a shining example of the bonds we seek to forge across the Indo-Pacific. We’ve achieved extraordinary things together, far more than earlier generations might have ever imagined. But President Trump and I know you, Mr. Prime Minister, and believe that the best is yet to come.
America’s commitment to the Indo-Pacific has never been stronger, and the actions and investments that we announced today demonstrate our resolve. We will continue to ensure that all nations, large and small, can thrive and prosper in a free and open Indo-Pacific. …

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The pressure campaign will continue, and sanctions will remain in full force, until we achieve the final, fully verified denuclearization of North Korea. The U.S., Japan, and the world will accept nothing less. #VPinAsia pic.twitter.com/JdGjbJrOPb

— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) November 13, 2018

Leaving this morning for Asia. Will meet with world leaders at the US-ASEAN Summit, the East Asia Summit & the APEC Summit & reiterate @POTUS' pledge of renewed commitment & strong leadership. Read my @WashingtonPost op-ed: https://t.co/wK9NPOFRGx

— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) November 11, 2018

https://twitter.com/usembassytokyo/status/1062520735002845184
https://twitter.com/usembassytokyo/status/1062519577844707330
https://twitter.com/usembassytokyo/status/1062515580484255744

U.S.-Japan Joint Statement on Advancing a Free and Open Indo-Pacific Through Energy, Infrastructure and Digital Connectivity Cooperation: https://t.co/feU3sOsOdm 自由で開かれたインド太平洋地域の推進に関する日米共同声明（日本語仮翻訳）: https://t.co/lSHyB9RQ2w

— アメリカ大使館 (@usembassytokyo) November 14, 2018

https://twitter.com/USForcesJapan/status/1062272042752299009

.@VP arrived at the Kantei for critical meetings with Prime Minister @AbeShinzo & his cabinet to discuss critical issues including the U.S.’s commitment to the final, fully verified denuclearization of North Korea. pic.twitter.com/wzTAMFfBCn

— Alyssa Farah (@VPPressSec) November 13, 2018

.@VP will travel to Japan, Singapore, Australia, and Papua New Guinea from November 11 to 18 on behalf of President Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/1FkXWnPJmz

— US Asia Pacific Media Hub (@eAsiaMediaHub) November 9, 2018

As @VP meets @JPN_PMO and @NarendraModi, John Lee opines that the US-Japan-India alliance serves as a key national security counter-weight to Chinese efforts to control trade and military operations in the Indo-Pacific. @thehill https://t.co/fNDf3fIOVW

— Hudson Institute (@HudsonInstitute) November 13, 2018

Vice President Pence pushes Japan for bilateral free trade agreement https://t.co/pfUZDBm8Pd

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 13, 2018

US officials remain skeptical about North Korea's commitment to rid itself of nuclear weapons.https://t.co/91vYAPmNIo

— DW News (@dwnews) November 13, 2018

US VP Pence Seeks 'Update' on Trade Talks with Japan https://t.co/zPerilncX5

— The Voice of America (@VOANews) November 13, 2018

Pence in Asia to Highlight US Commitment https://t.co/kvMom7V9tu

— The Voice of America (@VOANews) November 13, 2018

Japan has faced demands that it reduce its trade surplus with the U.S. and is also concerned about the impact of Trump's trade war with China https://t.co/NBHjfjsilB

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) November 12, 2018

Trade tensions between Pence and Abe were evident at a joint press briefing in Toyko https://t.co/Minz0Tqhkj

— Bloomberg (@business) November 13, 2018

Japan, US issue joint statement https://t.co/u811ECqFSi

— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) November 13, 2018

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, who kicked off an Asia-Pacific tour in Japan, will use the trip to play up Washington's efforts to boost infrastructure investment in the region at a time when China is doing the same with its Belt and Road Initiative. https://t.co/1plWpXUxDj

— Nikkei Asian Review (@NAR) November 12, 2018

US Vice President @VP and Japanese Prime Minister @AbeShinzo reaffirmed the need to keep sanctions on #NorthKorea to achieve its denuclearization as they showcased their bilateral alliance, while Pence also urged Japan to do more to reduce US trade deficithttps://t.co/HoCU1ejraH

— moneycontrol (@moneycontrolcom) November 13, 2018

Japan and the United States will negotiate a bilateral trade agreement that will serve as a "model" for other countries, US Vice President Mike Pence said in Tokyohttps://t.co/WdQpj4JHLJ

— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) November 13, 2018

Creating a "free and open" Indo-Pacific, as Mike Pence has called for, will require all of the region’s major democracies – from Japan & India to Indonesia & Australia – to come together to establish a stable balance of power, argues @Chellaney https://t.co/s8QQItwM8E

— Project Syndicate (@ProSyn) November 12, 2018

cf.　Pence Creates His Own VP Club With Biden and Cheney

U.S. vice president Mike Pence pitches Trump's economic policies in Japan https://t.co/zJQS1c9MZ5 pic.twitter.com/u3sMkBF4zc

— Bloomberg (@business) April 19, 2017

US #VPDebate, #economy, #foreignpolicy, et al CNNpolitics;@Newsweek;@DeanBaker13,@cpsj,@ceprdc https://t.co/wmOF8jsYGs (excerpts & a bit Jp)

— WS Atlantic/Pacific (@WSjp_insight) October 5, 2016

—–以下、22日追加分
時間が無い中、もっと時間をかけて集めようかとも考えたんですが、ここには無いある記事を見てその考えは変えました。
やっぱり、信頼関係が一番です。そのように認められる、ある種の“大国”でなければ、結果として各種の国益も失います。勿論、“民主主義の下での” です。
日本にとっては、現実的に、日米基軸の下、欧州とも上手くやる。そして、Indo-Pacific と TPP を並行する。

Last week @JohnBlaxland1 from @ANUBellSchool spoke to the ABC about Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's historic visit to Darwin. Listen now. https://t.co/CjEB11CtDv

— ANU Asia & the Pacific (@ANUasiapacific) November 19, 2018

Always a privilege to be quoted in the wonder ⁦@nytimes⁩. Thanks ⁦@jamietarabay⁩! https://t.co/QdlPaclmgv

— Brendan Taylor (@BrendanKTaylor) November 18, 2018

https://twitter.com/DaniellesCave/status/1063976976807940096

Australia should "call out challengers to the international order – whether they reside in the White House or Zhongnanhai," the compound where China's leaders live. Fourth, Australia should be "an exemplar" in living up to the international rules. https://t.co/WBxKRcsPng

— Greg Raymond (@GregoryVRaymond) November 13, 2018

.@mfullilove talks to @David_Speers about how Australia should navigate foreign policy in the era of Trump https://t.co/9AmpeU9vcB

— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) November 16, 2018

US versus China: the economic model | Stephen Grenville https://t.co/ZKwZKQXXmm

— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) November 16, 2018

Abe’s visit to Australia: raising the stakes | Lauren Richardson https://t.co/h413WfSIVp

— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) November 14, 2018

More than words needed to meet the China challenge | Sam Roggeveen https://t.co/xnVOzZDJlZ

— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) November 14, 2018

The challenges facing APEC leaders | Merriden Varrall https://t.co/f773pi98IP

— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) November 14, 2018

Op-ed by @mcgregorrichard and me arguing that wholesale decoupling does not amount to competitive US strategy. To the contrary, it may only entrench China’s growing gravitational pull. @LowyInstitute Why US decoupling from China may backfire https://t.co/SBiBzlqZRp via @SCMPNews

— Hervé Lemahieu (@HerveLemahieu) November 21, 2018

“It says something about the culture of government and its distrust toward public transparency that both the federal and state governments chose not to disclose their MOUs,” said Euan Graham a senior fellow at ⁦@LowyInstitute⁩ https://t.co/mQ2RxXMB7s

— Damien Cave (@damiencave) November 13, 2018

The @LowyInstitute executive director @mfullilove says Australia should be prepared to take a more forthright stand with President #Trump, and to help craft a new international group of middle powers.

From @michellegrattan https://t.co/ZCCF8nDmB7

— The Conversation (@ConversationEDU) November 13, 2018

"It's very hard to say with any certainty what China's ambitions and aspirations are. We have to be careful when talking about this great monolithic China and its goals and understand there's a great diversity within that." @MLVarrall on #MatterOfFactABC @StanGrantMOF pic.twitter.com/ogzfdZmvRp

— ABC News (@abcnews) November 15, 2018

“[The US] sees that China’s stance in the Pacific is placing unsustainable debt on Pacific nations, and the US is not that sort of partner, and it’s urging the Pacific nations to maintain their sovereignty.”@AlexKOliver on Pence’s message to Pacific nations at APEC. #NationalWrap pic.twitter.com/4sqO1Kppvd

— ABC News (@abcnews) November 18, 2018

"In a sense, the South China Sea is already lost. The sheer muscle power and infrastructure that China now has in the South China Sea makes it very unlikely it will concede on those contested claims." @LowyInstitute’s @HerveLemahieu on #MatterOfFactABC @StanGrantMOF pic.twitter.com/V7QPpoDU5e

— ABC News (@abcnews) November 14, 2018

ICYMI, China Matters CEO @JakobsonLinda and @mcgregorrichard from @LowyInstitute spoke to "Between the Lines" presenter Tom Switzer on the thaw in Aus-PRC relations, via @RadioNational:https://t.co/fbFD37sTTD

— China Matters (@ChinaMattersAUS) November 16, 2018

'Such is the sharpening of strategic competition in the Asia–Pacific that a revival of PNG’s maritime infrastructure…is being rapidly overtaken by, first, an initiative for a joint PNG–Australian naval facility, and now, a PNG–Australia–US endeavour.' https://t.co/6yeGhg7Uzi

— ASPI (@ASPI_org) November 20, 2018

'The APEC meeting in Port Moresby will have been a shock to Chinese President Xi Jinping, because it showed that his assertive approach to using China’s growing power is now facing fairly broad trouble.' @michael_ASPI https://t.co/3ycEqH3W1l

— ASPI (@ASPI_org) November 19, 2018

'Three purposes motivate @AbeShinzo's visit to Darwin in the context of the severe competition between the US and China and the temporary rapprochement between Japan and China' @hnd_ryosuke https://t.co/CVBOma0Now

— ASPI (@ASPI_org) November 16, 2018

PNG border security a key strategic interest for Australia | Anthony Bergin and Sam Bateman | https://t.co/wYIh0gjddL pic.twitter.com/W0MikrTrxC

— ASPI (@ASPI_org) November 15, 2018

'Having historically punched above its weight internationally, Japan is responding to China’s muscular rise by strengthening its own position in the region. Taking advantage of its considerable assets…Japan is boosting its geopolitical clout.' https://t.co/YbrACMkqcX

— ASPI (@ASPI_org) November 14, 2018

'China’s activities in the South Pacific, including in PNG, have become a powerful bargaining chip in Port Moresby’s bid to receive greater defence support from Australia,' argues Anthony Bergin and Sam Bateman for @australian https://t.co/Yu6WDm5SHJ

— ASPI (@ASPI_org) November 12, 2018

'Early follow-through will be critical to both the design and the implementation of Morrison’s vision. If it all works, the big shift for Australia will be doing things with, not to, our Pacific neighbours.' @michael_ASPI https://t.co/ljlBOe46Cm

— ASPI (@ASPI_org) November 9, 2018

Taiwan: no roadmap to unification | Mark Harrison | https://t.co/Pgek6IgD2n pic.twitter.com/316lLrCzwo

— ASPI (@ASPI_org) November 21, 2018