マイケルグリーンの「ヒラリーのアジア歴訪」分析 |
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Hillary's Japan Opportunity
A key trans-Pacific alliance needs freshening up. Here's how to do it.
By MICHAEL J. GREEN | From today's Wall Street Journal Asia.
As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Tokyo this week, she seems to be finding just the right pitch on Japan. In her Senate confirmation hearings in January she embraced the United States-Japan alliance as the "cornerstone" of America's Asia strategy. She struck another chord when she said she would meet with the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea, reportedly overruling careerists in the State Department who fretted about Pyongyang's possible response.
These are positive steps, but the biggest challenge for Secretary Clinton will be navigating the unraveling political situation in Tokyo. Taro Aso is the third prime minister in as many years, and his rapidly waning support in the polls points to a likely victory by the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in elections later this year. However, the DPJ is deeply divided, and many analysts expect that government to also collapse in short order. It could take months, or even years, for stability to return.
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So it is important to launch an agenda now that builds on our shared interests and values and that will endure regardless of political developments in Japan.
First, the U.S. and Japan should forge a new partnership on climate change.
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Second, the U.S. should be more willing to cooperate with Japan on defense and space programs.
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Third, the two countries should revitalize the subcabinet-level economic dialogue begun in 2001 to encourage Japan to take action on regulatory reform, disposal of nonperforming loans and deflation.
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Finally, the U.S. should pick up on one of Mr. Aso's better ideas: the promotion of an "arc of freedom and prosperity" across Asia.
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アジェンダは三つある、といって箇条書きにしてくれています。非常にわかりやすい(笑