-- ドナルド・トランプ大統領と習近平国家主席が5月に会談を予定しているのに先立ち、米中両国の当局者が木曜日に協議を行った。 スコット・ベセント米財務長官は、SNS「X」への投稿で、何立峰副首相との会談は「率直かつ包括的」だったと述べ、中国の最近の挑発的な域外規制について懸念を表明したと付け加えた。ベセント長官は、これらの規制が世界のサプライチェーンに悪影響を及ぼしていると指摘した。 ロイター通信が木曜日に報じたところによると、会談はビデオ通話で行われ、中国国営メディアCCTVも「率直な会談」だったと伝えている。 ロイター通信によると、今回の協議は、北京が新たなサプライチェーン規制を導入し、米企業の間で懸念が高まったことを受けて行われた。
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