🇯🇵 首相高市早苗发表首次施政演讲，称中国为“重要邻国”。 日本新任首相高市早苗于10月24日在众议院发表首次施政演讲，承诺将应对通胀作为首要任务。 她呼吁两党合作通过2025年补充预算，并提议召开跨党派专家“全国会议”，讨论社会保障改革。💪💪💪 在外交政策方面，高市重申日本对“自由开放的印太地区”的承诺，并将中国称为“重要邻国”，同时也承认日本在安全和经济方面存在担忧。 她还宣布，日本将在 2025 财年提前实现国防开支占 GDP 2% 的目标，并将在 2026 年前修改关键的国家安全文件。 🇯🇵 PM Sanae Takaichi Delivers First Policy Speech, Calls China a ‘Key Neighbor’ Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivered her first policy address in the Lower House on Oct 24, pledging to tackle inflation as her top priority. She appealed for bipartisan cooperation to pass the 2025 supplementary budget, and proposed a cross-party “National Conference” of experts to discuss social security reform.💪💪💪 On foreign policy, Takaichi reaffirmed Japan’s commitment to a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” and described China as an “important neighbor,” while acknowledging security and economic concerns. She also announced Japan will reach its target of defense spending at 2% of GDP ahead of schedule, by FY2025, and will revise key national security documents by 2026.
