4月16日—18日,美国总统克林顿访问日本,与日本首相桥本龙太郎进行会谈并共同发表了《日美安全保障联合宣言》。在此宣言发表之前,日美双方就调整冲绳美军基地问题达成了协议,并签署了两国物资和劳务交流协定。这一系列举动标志着日美两国对战后维持40多年之久的安保体制进行重新定义,勾勒出日美同盟关系的新框架,将对亚太局势产生重大的影响。 From April 16 to April 18, U.S. President Clinton paid a visit to Japan to hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and jointly issued the Joint Declaration on Japan-US Security. Prior to the announcement of this declaration, Japan and the United States reached an agreement on the adjustment of the U.S. military base in Okinawa and signed the agreement on the exchange of goods and labor services between the two countries. This series of moves marks the redefinition by Japan and the United States of the security system that remained for more than 40 years after the war and outlined a new framework for the Japan-US alliance that will have a significant impact on the situation in the Asia Pacific region.