美国与日本发表联合声明：合作开发海底矿产资源，保障关键矿产供应链
美国国务院11月12日发布美国与日本政府的联合声明。声明是在一个美国跨部门代表团访问日本、聚焦海底矿产开发之际发布的。两国政府重申，经济安全合作是美日同盟不可或缺的一部分，安全、有韧性、多元化的关键矿产供应链对两国的繁荣与国家安全至关重要；负责任的海底矿产资源开发有潜力使关键矿产供应多元化、创造新的商业机会，并支持两国的工业基础。
声明说，这项合作建立在特朗普总统与日本首相高市早苗2025年10月签署的《美日通过采矿与加工保障关键矿产与稀土供应框架》的共同目标之上，并通过双边倡议推进，包括美国商务部与日本经济产业省2026年3月签署的合作备忘录。两国欢迎备忘录下的进展，包括美日工作组11月11日至12日在日本富山举行的第二次会议，会议讨论了日本在南鸟岛附近的稀土泥项目与其多金属结核项目，并扩大了政府官员、产业界、研究人员与技术专家的参与。
两国接下来计划推进的优先事项包括：深化与美日产业界的接触、在整个海底矿产供应链上建立可信的商业伙伴关系；在可信伙伴之间保障加工能力；保护敏感技术与专有信息；就深海勘探、海底测绘与资源表征、环境评估与监测等先进技术交流信息与最佳实践；协调使用船只、水下自主航行器等资产支持联合研究与技术演示；开展监管交流，并推动清晰、精简、可预期的监管方式以便利私人投资。两国重申将以全政府协调与务实合作，动员各自互补的科学、技术、产业、外交与金融优势，加快负责任的海底矿产资源开发。
U.S. and Japan Issue Joint Statement on Seabed Mineral Resource Development
The U.S. Department of State on November 12 released a joint statement by the governments of the United States and Japan, issued on the occasion of a visit to Japan by a U.S. interagency delegation focused on seabed minerals development. The two governments reaffirmed that economic security cooperation is an indispensable part of the U.S.-Japan Alliance and that secure, resilient and diversified critical mineral supply chains are essential to the prosperity and national security of both countries. They recognized the potential for responsible seabed mineral resource development to diversify critical mineral supplies, create new commercial opportunities and support both countries' industrial bases.
The statement said the cooperation builds on the shared objectives of the United States-Japan Framework for Securing the Supply of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths through Mining and Processing, signed by President Trump and Prime Minister Takaichi in October 2025, and is being advanced through bilateral initiatives including the Memorandum of Cooperation between the U.S. Department of Commerce and Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry signed in March 2026. The two governments welcomed progress under the memorandum, including the second meeting of the U.S.-Japan Working Group on November 11 and 12 in Toyama, Japan, which discussed Japan's rare-earth mud project near Minamitorishima Island and its polymetallic nodules project, with expanded engagement among officials, industry, researchers and technical experts.
Looking ahead, the two governments plan to deepen engagement with industry stakeholders and foster trusted commercial partnerships across the seabed mineral supply chain; secure processing capacity among trusted partners; safeguard sensitive technologies; exchange information and best practices on deep-sea exploration, seabed mapping, environmental assessment and monitoring; coordinate access to vessels and autonomous underwater vehicles for joint research and technology demonstrations; facilitate regulatory exchanges; and promote clear, streamlined and predictable regulatory approaches that facilitate private investment. They reaffirmed whole-of-government coordination to accelerate responsible seabed mineral resource development and strengthen critical mineral security.
来源：美国国务院
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