拜登總統這個星期訪問印太區域時強調了這些優先事務，重申我們與南韓及日本至關重要的安全同盟關係，深化我們與這兩個國家的經濟與技術合作。拜登發起了《印太經濟繁榮框架》，這是該區域首個此類倡議。用總統的話說，這將「幫助我們所有國家的經濟成長更加快速與公平」。「印太經濟框架」通過解決數位經濟、供應鏈、清潔能源、基礎設施與腐敗等急迫問題，除了重振美國的經濟領導地位、也讓美國更加適應21世紀。包括印度在內的十幾個國家已經加入，印太經濟框架成員國總計超過全球經濟的三分之一。
The President also took part in the leaders’ summit of the Quad countries – Australia, Japan, India, the United States. The Quad never met at the leader level before President Biden took office. Since he convened the first leaders’ meeting last year, the Quad has held four summits. It’s become a leading regional team. This week, it launched a new Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness, so our partners across the region can better monitor the waters near their shores to address illegal fishing and protect their maritime rights and their sovereignty.
總統還參加了「四方安全對話」峰會—澳洲、日本、印度、美國。在拜登總統上台之前，「四方安全對話」從未舉行過領導人峰會。去年他召開首次領導人峰會以來，「四方安全對話」已經舉行了四場峰會，成為非常重要的區域團隊。本週，它啓動了一個新的印太海域意識夥伴關係，使得我們在整個區域的夥伴能夠更好地監測其海岸附近的水域，解決非法捕魚問題，並且保護其海洋權利與主權。
We’re reinvigorating our partnership with ASEAN. Earlier this month, we hosted the U.S.-ASEAN Summit to take on urgent issues like public health and the climate crisis together. This week, seven ASEAN countries became founding members of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. And we’re building bridges among our Indo-Pacific and European partners, including by inviting Asian allies to the NATO summit in Madrid next month. We’re enhancing peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific；for example, with the new security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, known as AUKUS.
