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President Trump praises deep friendship with Chairman Xi, Chinese leader calls for "healthy" competition between the two major powers

President Trump praises deep friendship with Chairman Xi, Chinese leader calls for "healthy" competition between the two major powers

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September 24th, 2026

President Trump praises deep friendship with Chairman Xi, Chinese leader calls for "healthy" competition between the two major powers

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On Thursday, President Donald Trump praised the "truly great friendship" that has developed between him and President Xi Jinping.

ドナルド・トランプ大統領は木曜日、習近平国家主席との間に築かれた「真に偉大な友情」を称賛した。

On the first day of his long-awaited state visit, the Chinese leader called on the world's two largest economies to cooperate more closely in order to avoid friction, while signalling his readiness to compete.

中国の指導者は、待望の国賓訪問の初日、世界の二大経済大国が摩擦を避けるためにより緊密に協力するよう求め、競争に臨む姿勢を示した。

President Trump has many thorny issues to discuss with the Chinese president, who leads America's greatest economic rival, yet when he sat down with his aides for opening remarks before the formal talks, he focused on his long-standing relationship with President Xi.

トランプ大統領は、米国にとって最大の経済的競争相手である中国の国家主席と協議すべき厄介な問題を数多く抱えているが、正式会談前の開会の辞で補佐官らと同席した際、習主席との長い関係に焦点を当てた。

Trump said, "Since my first election in 2016, President Xi and I have built a truly great friendship founded on mutual respect and the vital interests of our peoples."

「2016年の初当選以来、習主席と私は、相互の尊敬と国民の重要な利益に基づいた、真に偉大な友情を築いてきた」とトランプ氏は語った。

China has resisted requests and economic threats from the Trump administration, which has been urging it to use its considerable influence to press Iran into accepting US terms in order to end a war that has lasted roughly seven months.

中国は、約7か月に及ぶ戦争を終わらせるため、イランが米国の条件に同意するよう促すべく、その多大な影響力を行使するよう求めるトランプ政権の要請や経済的脅しに抵抗してきた。

President Xi wants Mr. Trump to permanently halt arms sales to Taiwan and to ease export restrictions on cutting-edge advanced semiconductors.

習主席は、トランプ氏が台湾への武器売却を永久に停止し、最先端の高度な半導体の輸出規制を緩和することを望んでいる。

On Wednesday, the two countries agreed to extend by two months a one-year trade truce due to expire on November 10, as they work toward finding a more durable agreement.

両国は水曜日、より耐久性のある合意を見つけるために取り組む中、11月10日に期限切れとなる1年間の貿易休戦を2か月延長することに合意した。

According to a report by Xinhua, China's state-run news agency, President Xi strongly urged Trump during a closed-door meeting to "handle the Taiwan issue with caution."

中国国営通信社の新華社が伝えたところによれば、非公開の会談において、習国家主席はトランプ氏に対し「台湾問題を慎重に処理する」よう強く促した。

China has made it clear that it regards Taiwan as the most sensitive issue in US-China relations.

中国は、台湾を米中関係において最も敏感な問題と見なしていることを明確にしている。

Beijing considers Taiwan to be Chinese territory and has vowed to annex the island by force if necessary.

北京は台湾を中国の領土と見なし、必要とあらば武力をもって島を併合すると誓っている。

Under law, the United States is obliged to provide Taiwan with sufficient hardware to deter an armed attack from the mainland.

米国は法律により、本土からの武力攻撃を抑止するために台湾に十分なハードウェアを提供する義務を負っている。

The United States has stated that it opposes any unilateral change to the status quo by either side.

米国は、いずれの側による現状の一方的な変更にも反対すると述べている。

China has repeatedly called on the United States to permanently halt arms sales, including during the meeting between Trump and President Xi in Beijing in May.

中国は、5月にトランプ氏と習主席が北京で会談した際を含め、米国に対し武器売却の永久停止を繰り返し求めてきた。

After that meeting, Trump stated that he was holding back final approval of a record-breaking $14 billion arms package that had been in progress.

その会談後、トランプ氏は進行中だった記録的な140億ドルの武器パッケージの最終承認を保留していると述べた。

He also described arms sales to Taiwan as "very good bargaining material" with China.

また、台湾への武器売却を中国との「非常に良い交渉材料」と表現した。

In his public remarks, President Xi also struck a sharper tone than Trump, stating that the interests of China and the United States are "deeply intertwined" and that "competition should be healthy and kept within bounds."

習主席はまた、公の場での発言において、トランプ氏よりも鋭く、中国と米国の利益は「深く絡み合っている」と述べ、「競争は健全であるべきであり、範囲内に保たれるべきだ」と語った。

Furthermore, he repeated the warning that the United States and China must avoid the "Thucydides Trap."

さらに、米国と中国は「トゥキディデスの罠」を回避しなければならないという警告を繰り返した。

This refers to the idea that when a rising power becomes a threat to displace an established great power, it often leads to war.

これは、新興国が既存の大国を追い落とす脅威となれば、しばしば戦争に至るという考えを指す。

President Xi issued a similar warning when Mr. Trump visited Beijing in May.

習主席は、5月にトランプ氏が北京を訪問した際にも同様の警告を発した。

"It should be a competition to catch up with one another, not a struggle that decides victory or defeat," Xi added.

「それは互いに追いつく競争であるべきで、勝敗を決する格闘であってはならない」と習主席は付け加えた。

President Xi further announced that China plans to invite 100,000 young Americans to China over the next five years to encourage study and exchange, and also announced that two pandas would be given to a zoo in Atlanta.

習主席はさらに、中国が今後5年間で10万人の米国の若者を中国に招き、留学や交流を促す方針を明らかにするとともに、アトランタの動物園に2頭のパンダを贈ることも発表した。

The president called these adorable animals "envoys of friendship" and said they would meet the American people "within a few days."

同主席はこれらの愛らしい動物を「友情の使者」と呼び、「数日以内に」米国の人々に会うだろうと述べた。

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In an early Thursday morning social media post, Trump stated that artificial intelligence — which he is attempting to rebrand as "superintelligence" — would rise to the top of the agenda amid growing global concerns that the technology might eliminate jobs or even drive humanity to extinction.

木曜日早朝のソーシャルメディア投稿で、トランプ氏は、人工知能——同氏が「超知能」へとブランド変更しようとしている——が、技術が雇用を奪い、あるいは人類を絶滅させるかもしれないという世界的な懸念が高まる中で、議題の上位に来ると述べた。

"I want to keep it right where it is," Trump wrote.

「私はそれを現在置かれている場所にそのまま維持しておきたい」とトランプ氏は記した。

"That is also China's position."

「それは中国の立場でもある」。

In his opening address, President Xi also touched on AI, stating that both countries bear a responsibility to ensure that humans always remain in control of AI.

習主席も開会の辞でAIに触れ、人間が常にAIを操作することを両国が保証する責任があると述べた。

The Chinese leader stated, "We have both the capability and the responsibility to develop and manage AI for good, and to ensure that its development always remains under human control and serves people's well-being."

中国の指導者は、「我々には、AIを善のために開発・管理し、その発展が常に人間の管理下にあり、人々の幸福に役立つことを保証する能力と責任の双方がある」と述べた。

The finance ministers of the two countries held talks earlier this week, during which the US side proposed a new "notification mechanism" for handling AI incidents between the two nations.

両国の財務相は今週初めに会談を実施し、その席上で米国側は両国間におけるAIインシデントへの対応をめぐる新たな「通知メカニズム」を提案した。

Trump has made it clear that he intends to make a strong impression on President Xi during this visit.

トランプ氏は、今回の訪問において習主席に強い印象を与えたいとの意向を明確に示している。

The Republican president arranged for the construction of a new helicopter landing pad on the South Lawn of the White House to be completed ahead of the visit, and on Wednesday evening he met President Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, upon their arrival at Joint Base Andrews on the outskirts of Washington.

共和党の大統領は、訪問に先立ちホワイトハウス南庭園における新しいヘリコプター着陸パッドの建設が完了するよう手配し、水曜日の夜、ワシントン郊外のジョイントベースアンドリュースに到着した習主席とその妻である彭麗媛夫人に面会した。

The White House also arranged an elaborate military review for the leaders and their spouses to observe before the talks in the Oval Office.

ホワイトハウスはまた、大統領執務室での会談に先立って、指導者とその配偶者が観覧する精巧な軍事レビューを用意した。

After the military review, First Lady Melania Trump accompanied Mrs. Peng on a visit to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art.

軍事レビューの後、ファーストレディのメラニア・トランプ夫人は彭夫人にスミソニアン国立アジア美術館の訪問に同行した。

After concluding their roughly 90-minute meeting, the two leaders made their way to the South Lawn, where Trump unveiled the newly built White House helipad and showed President Xi the presidential helicopter, Marine One.

約90分の会談を終えた後、両指導者は南庭園に足を運び、トランプ氏が新設のホワイトハウス・ヘリパッドを披露し、大統領専用ヘリコプター「マリーンワン」を習主席に案内した。

Trump and President Xi were also seen peering from a distance at the construction site of the ballroom.

トランプ氏と習主席はまた、遠くから舞踏室の建設現場を覗き込む様子を見せた。

President Xi left the White House shortly after the brief tour and is scheduled to return for the state dinner in the evening.

習主席は短いツアーの後すぐにホワイトハウスを去り、夜の国賓晩餐会のために戻る予定である。

"It was an excellent meeting," Trump said during a brief exchange with reporters after the tour ended.

「素晴らしい会談であった」とトランプ氏はツアー終了後に記者団と交わした短いやり取りの中で述べた。

Afterward, the leaders dined on sea bass at a black-tie banquet in the East Room of the White House, where, amid red decorations, a toast was raised in honor of the late President Richard Nixon, whose 1972 visit to China led to the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1979 and the simultaneous severing of official ties with Taiwan.

その後、指導者らはホワイトハウス東室でのブラックタイの晩餐会でシーバスを食べ、赤い装飾が施される中、1972年の中国訪問が1979年の外交関係樹立と台湾との公式関係の並行断絶につながった故リチャード・ニクソン大統領を称える乾杯が行われた。

Trump's decision to roll out the red carpet for President Xi ended up drawing criticism not only from lawmakers in both parties but also from some of the White House's allies.

トランプ氏が習主席に対してレッドカーペットを敷くという決定は、両党の議員のみならず、一部のホワイトハウス同盟国からも批判を招く結果となった。

"To put it bluntly, if the White House had sought my advice, then in light of all the thorny issues surrounding President Xi and the Chinese Communist Party, I would not have proposed that the President invite Xi Jinping to Washington and hold such an extravagant welcome for him in the United States," said Republican Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi.

「率直に言えば、ホワイトハウスが私に助言を求めていたなら、習主席と中国共産党をめぐるあらゆる厄介な問題に照らし、大統領が習近平をワシントンに招いて米国でこれほど豪華な歓迎を行うよう提案することはなかっただろう」と、ミシシッピ州選出の共和党上院議員ロジャー・ウィッカーは述べた。

According to a report by China Central Television, the state broadcaster, the two sides also held discussions regarding the ongoing conflict in Iran.

中国国営放送の中国中央電視台の報道によれば、両者はさらに、イランで現在進行中の紛争についても協議を行った。

Trump argued that China, which relies on Gulf oil to a far greater extent than the United States, has sufficient incentive to use its ties with Tehran to help force an end to the conflict, but this had little effect.

トランプ氏は、米国よりも湾岸石油への依存度がはるかに高い中国が、テヘランとの関係を利用して紛争終結を強制するのを助ける十分なインセンティブを持っていると主張したが、ほとんど効果はなかった。

Nevertheless, the war Trump chose unsettled Beijing; the government condemned the military actions of the United States and Israel, and Xi had previously voiced concern that the conflict signalled a return to what he calls the "law of the jungle".

しかしながら、トランプ氏が選んだ戦争は北京を不安に陥れ、政府は米国とイスラエルの軍事行動を非難し、習主席は以前、この紛争が彼のいわゆる「ジャングルの法則」への回帰を暗示していると懸念を表明していた。

The US government warned China, Tehran's largest trading partner, not to support Iran's military efforts.

米国政府は、テヘランの最大の貿易相手国である中国に対し、イランの軍事努力を支援しないよう警告した。

According to a CCTV report, during Thursday's talks, President Xi stated that, as part of efforts to bring the war to an end, China supports the United States and Iran returning to the short-lived provisional agreement reached in the summer.

CCTVの報道によれば、木曜日の会談で習主席は、戦争終結への取り組みの一環として、米国とイランが夏の短命な暫定合意に復帰することを中国が支持すると述べた。

That agreement collapsed because, shortly after it was signed in June, the two countries once again exchanged fire over control of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital chokepoint for energy transport.

その合意は、6月の署名直後に、エネルギー輸送の要衝であるホルムズ海峡の支配をめぐり両国が再び交戦したため、崩壊した。

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