美國國務院設置「中國事務協調處」

美國國務院12月16日公布，成立「中國事務協調處(Office of China Coordination)」，並簡稱為「中國處/中國屋(China House)」，應對來自中國地緣政治挑戰。

該處主要任務在確保美國政府能夠負責任的管理與中國之間的競爭，推進開放、包容的國際體系願景，實現美國對中國的態度。

回顧該處成立歷史，美國總統拜登就職時就在五角大廈成立臨時性的中國任務小組，4個月的時間完成列為機密的對中政策建議。美國中情局2021年10月成立中國任務中心，加強對中工作。美國國務卿布林肯於2022年5月26日宣布將成立中國處，2022年12月16完成設立。

Secretary Blinken Launches the Office of China Coordination (DECEMBER 16, 2022)

Today Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken presided over the launch of the new Office of China Coordination, informally known as China House.

China House will ensure the U.S. government is able to responsibly manage our competition with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and advance our vision for an open, inclusive international system.  Our goal in creating China House is to help deliver on elements of the Administration’s approach to the PRC.

China House is a key component of the Secretary’s modernization agenda, which is focused on equipping the Department to meet the challenges and seize the opportunities of the decade ahead.  The Secretary and Department leadership are committed to ensuring we have the talent, tools, and resources to successfully execute U.S. policy and strategy towards the PRC as the most complex and consequential geopolitical challenge we face.

As the Secretary noted in his remarks this morning, China House brings together a group of China experts from throughout the Department and beyond it to work shoulder to shoulder with colleagues from every regional bureau and experts in international security, economics, technology, multilateral diplomacy, and strategic communications.  It will serve the entire Department.

Improved coordination means nimbler and more consistent policy from the State Department.  It means we are better positioned to work with our allies and partners and to engage even more deeply with every country with which the Department works.