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| 美防長馬蒂斯香會演講（中評社 郭至君攝） |
中評社新加坡6月2日電（記者 臧涵 郭至君）2018年香格里拉對話會昨日進入第二天議程，美國國防部長馬蒂斯在主題為“美國領導與印太安全的挑戰”全體會議中發表演講
以下為演講英文全文：
THANK YOU， JOHN. GOOD MORNING， EXCELLENCIES ＆ FELLOW MINISTERS. AND THANK YOU TO IISS
IT’S AN HONOR TO COME BEFORE YOU FOR THE 2ND TIME AS SECDEF HERE AT THE SHANGRI－LA DIALOGUE， － THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR SENIOR OFFICIALS TO MEET， SHARE PERSPECTIVES ＆ REINFORCE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A FREE ＆ OPEN INDO－PACIFIC， － AND IN PARTICULAR HOW WE WILL WORK TOGETHER TO SUSTAIN THAT VISION...
LAST YEAR， I CAME PRIMARILY TO LISTEN. I HAVE VISITED THIS REGION 6 TIMES SINCE THEN ＆ MY LISTENING HAS CONFIRMED FOR ME THE HIGH DEGREE OF COMMONALITY AMONG THE NATIONS IN THIS DIVERSE REGION
TODAY， I COME TO SHARE THE TRUMP ADMIN’S WHOLE－OF－GOVERNMENT INDO－PACIFIC STRATEGY， WHICH ESPOUSES THE SHARED PRINCIPLES THAT UNDERPIN A FREE ＆ OPEN INDO－PACIFIC…
FOR AS PM MODI REFLECTED LAST NIGHT， A COMMITMENT TO COMMON VALUES MUST BE THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH WE BUILD A SHARED DESTINY
As Prepared， Embargoed Until Delivery
STANDING SHOULDER－TO－SHOULDER W／ INDIA， ASEAN ＆ OUR TREATY ALLIES ＆ OTHER PARTNERS， AMERICA SEEKS TO HELP BUILD AN INDO－PACIFIC WHERE SOVEREIGNTY ＆ TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY ARE SAFEGUARDED， THE PROMISE OF FREEDOM FULFILLED AND PROSPERITY PREVAILS FOR ALL
IN FIRM SUPPORT OF THIS VISION， AMERICA’S RECENTLY RELEASED NAT’L SECURITY ＆ NAT’L DEFENSE STRATEGIES EXPRESS THE TRUMP ADMIN’S PRINCIPLED REALISM. THEY TAKE A CLEAR－EYED VIEW OF THE STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT ＆ RECOGNIZE THAT COMPETITION AMONG NATIONS NOT ONLY PERSISTS IN THE 21ST CENTURY， IT IS INTENSIFYING － BOTH STRATEGIES AFFIRM THE INDO－PACIFIC IS CRITICAL FOR AMERICA’S CONTINUED STABILITY， SECURITY ＆ PROSPERITY
AMERICA’S INDO－PACIFIC STRATEGY IS A SUBSET OF OUR BROADER SECURITY STRATEGY， CODIFYING OUR PRINCIPLES AS AMERICA CONTINUES TO “LOOK WEST.” IN IT：－ DEEPENING ALLIANCES ＆ PARTNERSHIPS IS A PRIORITY， － ASEAN’S CENTRALITY REMAINS VITAL， － ＆ CO－OP W／ CHINA IS WELCOME WHEREVER POSSIBLE
AND WHILE WE EXPLORE NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEANINGFUL MULTILATERAL COOPERATION， WE WILL DEEPEN OUR ENGAGEMENT W／ EXISTING REGIONAL MECHANISMS
IN THE EARLY YEARS OF OUR REPUBLIC， PRES. THOMAS JEFFERSON SOUGHT TO ESTABLISH AMERICA’S PRESENCE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST， THE PART OF OUR COUNTRY WHERE I LATER GREW UP…
JEFFERSON ANTICIPATED THIS COASTAL REGION WOULD BECOME A GATEWAY TO THE PACIFIC AND OPEN UP VAST OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASED TRADE AND COMMERCE. AMERICA HAS EXPANDED ITS ENGAGEMENT AND DEEPENED ITS CONNECTIVITY ACROSS THIS REGION EVER SINCE
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