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2024 年 1 月、米国内では、以下を含む米中間の経済、貿易（輸出入）、投資、その他の商業活 動に影響を及ぼし得るさまざまな動きがありまし

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2024 年 1 月、米国内では、以下を含む米中間の経済、貿易（輸出入）、投資、その他の商業活 動に影響を及ぼし得るさまざまな動きがありました。

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" 2023 年 11 月 15 日、米中首脳会談が 1 年ぶりに開催され、米中間の対話継続の重要性 が再確認されたことを踏まえ 1、2024 年 1 月には、マヨルカス国土安全保障長官と王小 洪中国公安部長との会談（1 月 10 日）、ファイナー大統領副補佐官と劉建超中国共産党 中央対外連絡部部長の会談（1 月 10 日）、レモンド商務長官と王文涛中国商務部長との 会談（1 月 11 日）、ブリンケン国務長官と中国共産党中央対外連絡部長との会談（1 月 12 日）、ビルサック農務長官の唐仁健中国農務相との会談（1 月 18 日）、米中金融ワ ーキンググループ会合（1 月 19 日）、サリバン大統領補佐官と王毅中国外交部長との会 談（1 月 27 日）、米中麻薬対策作業部会の初会合（1 月 30 日）など、両首脳が再確認 した米中関係に関する基本姿勢を具体的に実施するためのさまざまなレベルでの対話が 行われた。ただし、これらの会談は、内外に米中ハイレベルの対話再開を象徴的に示す 機会となったが、対話を通じた具体的な成果は公表されていない。

" 1 月 26～27 日のサリバン補佐官と王外交部長との会談は、1 月に行われたハイレベルの 米中対話の中でも、最も広範囲で掘り下げた議論が行われたもようだ。同会談後、米中 首脳の電話による会談を早期に行うことが発表されたことから、ウクライナや中東情勢 の行方が不透明な情勢下で、米中間の対話を維持しようとする両首脳の決意が窺われ る。2

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