中国ADIZに関する米国務省会見（2013年11月27日）
Jen Psaki
Spokesperson
Daily Press Briefing
Washington, DC
November 27, 2013
QUESTION: Can we talk about China?
MS. PSAKI: Sure.
QUESTION: There’s a meeting today between Bill Burns and China’s vice minister of foreign affairs. I’m just wondering, what have our conversations with the Chinese been like about ADIZ? What have we told them and what have they told us about the B-52s?
MS. PSAKI: Well, I talked about this a little bit yesterday, and obviously, some of the conversation about the B-52s would be happening over at DOD and not at the State Department. But Assistant Secretary Russel had raised concerns with the ambassador on November 23rd, and also Ambassador Locke had also raised concerns on the ground. You saw the statement issued by Secretary Kerry, and Secretary Hagel also issued a separate statement.
Deputy Secretary Burns does have a meeting today. It’s been long scheduled, long before this. There’ll be a range of issues discussed during that meeting, of course, including this, but it will likely – it will definitely be broader than that.
QUESTION: I think you may have touched on this yesterday too, but the Vice President is going to Asia, and I’m wondering what you think this will do to his trip. Will this prevent him from accomplishing other things in other areas?
MS. PSAKI: I would let my colleagues over at the White House speak to that. I know they’re doing briefings preparing for the trip. But clearly, our relationship with China, our relationship with Japan, are both wide-ranging relationships that cross a number of issues, whether it’s security issues, economic issues, political issues, and that his trip has also, I know, has been long planned as well.
QUESTION: May I follow on that?
MS. PSAKI: Mm-hmm.
QUESTION: The thing is the Chinese Defense Ministry responds on Wednesday that China monitored the flights of U.S. B-52 over its newly created Air Defense Identification Zone. Any kind of update on that?
MS. PSAKI: I would point you to DOD on that. I know they’ve spoken publicly about it as well and conveyed that this is – has been a military exercise that they had planned. But I would point you to them for any more specific comment.
QUESTION: As we know that – from 1970s, we know that Japan has extended its Air Defense Identification Zone several times, and there is a report that Japan extends ADIZ into Taiwan space. Does the U.S. Government worry about this issue? Are you going to communicate it with Japan regarding this?
MS. PSAKI: I don’t have anything more for you on that, unfortunately.
QUESTION: Jen --
QUESTION: Just to follow up on that, you don’t see this as some kind of implicit threat, then, that the Beijing authorities monitored the two planes that overflew the islands yesterday?
MS. PSAKI: Again, I mean, I would point you to DOD on specifics on that. They were their planes, part of a military exercise, but I don’t have any more specifics on it for you from here.
QUESTION: Jen, to get to the – back to the question on the meeting this morning, just to probe a little bit more deeply --
MS. PSAKI: Sure.
QUESTION: -- is it your understanding that U.S. officials will be conveying to Vice Minister Liu that the U.S. is concerned about the destabilizing effects this action has?
MS. PSAKI: I expect that the same message that has been conveyed through Ambassador Locke, through Assistant Secretary Russel, through Secretary Kerry’s own public statement, would be conveyed in any part of the discussion during this meeting, but it is important just to reiterate that this meeting has been long planned. It will cover a range of topics.
QUESTION: Okay. Thank you. And then, also just one more – I’m sorry.
MS. PSAKI: Sure.
QUESTION: The Japanese commercial airliners today – I think it was today – announced that they were reversing their decision to abide by the rules of the ADIZ and they will not – no longer convey flight plans to the Chinese. Does this concern you in any way, as far as like a travel risk for U.S. citizens who might be on those flights?
MS. PSAKI: I would point you to the Japanese for any comment on that. We’re attempting to determine whether the new rules apply to civil aviation, commercial air flight. In the meantime, U.S. air carriers are being advised to take all steps they consider necessary to operate safely in the East China Sea region.
QUESTION: But --
QUESTION: (Inaudible) apply to commercial aircraft even --
MS. PSAKI: To civil aircraft.
QUESTION: -- to civil aircraft even though the U.S. Government has taken the position that they don’t apply to U.S. military aircraft?
MS. PSAKI: That it – we’re still looking at all of it, Arshad.
QUESTION: So you --
MS. PSAKI: Obviously, the safety of airplanes is key.
QUESTION: But --
QUESTION: So your advice --
QUESTION: But – can I follow-up just for – on this one? I mean, but if the Chinese say yeah, they apply to civil aircraft, is it not caving to their assertion --
MS. PSAKI: Well, we don’t support any efforts, as I said yesterday, to apply these procedures. So --
QUESTION: Including to civil aircraft?
MS. PSAKI: That is clear, yes.
QUESTION: Okay.
MS. PSAKI: But we’re still looking into and evaluating, obviously, how – what this means. And obviously, we want to advise accordingly.
QUESTION: Have the Chinese --
QUESTION: So your advice is that U.S. airlines should operate – do what they think is necessary to operate safely?
MS. PSAKI: Yeah.
QUESTION: Which would suggest that they should, in that case, be telling the Chinese authorities of their flight plans.
MS. PSAKI: I wouldn’t go that far. We’re still looking at it. Obviously, we’re in touch as is needed, but I don’t have any other further analysis on it.
QUESTION: So are you advising them whether to – advise the Chinese of their flight plans or not?
MS. PSAKI: I don’t have anything more for you on it specifically.
QUESTION: But that – I mean, that’s the key to – it’s the whole crux of the issue, isn’t it?
MS. PSAKI: If there is more to share --
QUESTION: I mean, it’s a vague --
MS. PSAKI: -- I’m happy to share it. Obviously, it’s something that could impact a range of flights, but I don’t have any more to share with all of you publicly at this point.
QUESTION: China’s Defense Ministry said yesterday that China is capable of exercising effective control over the Air Defense Identification Zone. And what is your response?
MS. PSAKI: Can you say that one more time?
QUESTION: China’s Defense Ministry said yesterday that China is capable of exercising effective control over the Air Defense Identification Zone. And what is your response?
MS. PSAKI: Well, we’ve extensively responded to this publicly. I’m happy to reiterate that when China announced the ADIZ without – they did so without prior consultations with parts of the Japanese, and – even though it overlaps with parts of the Japanese and Korean ADIZs, and the Japanese administer to Senkaku Islands. We’ve expressed publicly and privately our concerns, and we have urged and continue to urge Chinese to exercise – the Chinese to exercise caution and restraint. And as you know, we’re consulting with Japan and other affected parties throughout the region.
QUESTION: And at the same time, the Chinese spokesperson of foreign – Ministry of Foreign Affairs Qin Gang announced they also – they’re preparing for another ADIZ in different area. Do you have – do you concerned about that?
MS. PSAKI: I don’t have anything more specifically for you on it.
QUESTION: Just a logistic question --
MS. PSAKI: Okay.
QUESTION: -- on the meeting of the Chinese vice foreign minister.
MS. PSAKI: Sure.
QUESTION: Who else is he meeting in this building? And will you be able to provide any readout between his meeting with Deputy Secretary Burns?
MS. PSAKI: I – he met with Deputy Secretary Burns this morning. I’m not going to have much more of a readout other than to convey that they talked about a range of issues, including, of course, this issue. But it’s been a long-planned meeting. I will check and see if there’s more from our team that they’d like to read out.
QUESTION: (Inaudible) I want to check one thing. And I apologize if I --
MS. PSAKI: Sure.
QUESTION: -- if I missed this. I think it would’ve happened when we were either traveling or getting ready to travel, but you said that Assistant Secretary Russel had discussed this matter with the Chinese ambassador to the United States on November the 3rd, so last Friday.
MS. PSAKI: 23rd.
QUESTION: 23rd, excuse me. Had that been previously disclosed?
MS. PSAKI: Yeah. I talked about it yesterday.
QUESTION: Sorry. Okay.
MS. PSAKI: And I think we may have this weekend as well, but --
QUESTION: Okay.
MS. PSAKI: I can check that. I know I talked about it yesterday.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2013/11/218105.htm#CHINAQUESTION: Oh, no. Good. Thank you.
