美国国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥周六表示，“四方安全对话”并非为反对中国或任何其他国家而成立的组织，并辩称其重点在于应对某些行为和活动，而非针对特定国家。
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday said the Quad was not a grouping formed to oppose China or any other country, arguing that its focus was on addressing certain behaviours and activities rather than targeting a particular nation."
“四方机制不针对任何人。它不是为反对任何国家而存在的一种形式，”鲁比奥在美国、澳大利亚、印度和日本外长在亚特兰大举行会议后对记者说。
The Quad is not against anybody. It's not a format that exists to oppose any country," Rubio told reporters after a meeting of foreign ministers from the United States, Australia, India and Japan in Atlanta.
不过，他承认，这四国提出的关切反复与一个国家相关联，但并未明确点名中国。
He acknowledged, however, that the concerns raised by the four countries were repeatedly linked to one nation, without explicitly naming China."
“就我们在四方机制内表达关切而言，这些关切关乎行为和活动。这些活动或行为反复来自一个国家。”
To the extent that we express concerns within the Quad, those concerns are about behaviours and activities. Those activities or behaviours are repeatedly coming from one country.
“这对每个人来说都将是显而易见的，”他说。“但这不是一个反华或反任何人的联盟，”鲁比奥补充道，他将“四方机制”描述为“四个拥有共同利益、共同反对某些行为的国家之间的合作安排”。“我们将继续强调这一点，”他说。
That's going to be obvious to everybody," he said." But it is not an anti-China or anti-anybody coalition," Rubio added, describing the Quad as "a cooperative arrangement between four countries that share common interests and a common opposition to certain behaviours"."That's what we'll continue to point to," he said.
鲁比奥的这番言论是在“四方机制”外长承诺加强可靠的全球供应链，并对经济胁迫、出口限制和非市场做法表示严重关切，但未直接点名中国之后发表的。
Rubio's remarks came after Quad foreign ministers pledged to strengthen reliable global supply chains and expressed grave concerns over economic coercion, export restrictions and non-market practices, while stopping short of directly naming China.
这份由印太地区“四方机制”四个成员国发布的联合声明，正值因北京限制关键矿产出口以及华盛顿努力团结二十国集团（G20）中担忧中国在稀土和其他关键矿产领域占据主导地位的国家之际。
“四方机制”标示对经济胁迫的担忧外长们重申了对自由开放的印太地区的承诺，强调经济安全对于维护全球稳定与繁荣的重要性，包括通过可靠和开放的供应链。
The joint statement by the four members of the Indo-Pacific grouping came amid growing tensions over Beijing's restrictions on critical mineral exports and Washington's efforts to bring together G20 countries concerned about China's dominance in rare earths and other critical minerals.QUAD FLAGS CONCERNS OVER ECONOMIC COERCIONThe ministers reiterated their commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, underlining the importance of economic security in maintaining global stability and prosperity, including through reliable and open supply chains."
联合声明称：“他们对经济胁迫表示严重关切，包括通过任意出口限制，以及导致产能过剩、扰乱关键行业全球供应链的非市场政策和做法。”
They expressed grave concerns regarding economic coercion, including through arbitrary export restrictions, as well as non-market policies and practices that result in overcapacity to disrupt global supply chains in critical industries," the joint statement said.
外长们还强调了“保护和维护霍尔木兹海峡、红海和曼德海峡航行权利与自由的绝对必要性”。
该机制承诺提供超过8500万美元援助，以支持印太地区值得信赖的人工智能技术。
The ministers also emphasised the "absolute necessity to protect and preserve navigational rights and freedoms in the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea, and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait".The grouping pledged more than $85 million in assistance to support trusted artificial intelligence technologies across the Indo-Pacific.
美国还宣布计划启动一项新倡议，旨在半导体及相关供应链造成中断前识别其中的脆弱环节。鲁比奥希望扩大“四方机制”合作鲁比奥表示，华盛顿在“四方机制”上投入了大量时间，希望通过具体项目和倡议，在现有工作基础上进一步建设。其中包括一项在帕劳实施的2000万美元项目，旨在改善其数字基础设施。他称，四国在开发人道主义危机和自然灾害期间的资源整合机制方面也取得了实质性进展。此外，四国还计划设立一个商业论坛，帮助四国企业探索合作机会。
It also announced plans for a new initiative to identify vulnerabilities in semiconductor and related supply chains before they cause disruptions.RUBIO WANTS TO EXPAND QUAD COOPERATIONRubio said Washington had invested considerable time in the Quad and wanted to build on its existing work through specific projects and initiatives. These include a $20 million project in Palau aimed at improving its digital infrastructure. He said the four countries had also made substantial progress in developing mechanisms to pool resources during humanitarian crises and natural disasters. They were additionally planning to establish a business forum to help companies from the four nations explore opportunities to work together.
亚特兰大会议是今年“四方机制”外长的第三次聚会。会议在鲁比奥主持二十国集团（G20）外长会闭幕会议前不久举行，G20成员包括中国。特朗普或将出席马尼拉“四方机制”领导人峰会筹备工作也在进行中，以便美国总统唐纳德·特朗普下个月在马尼拉出席其首次正式“四方机制”领导人会议，该会议将在东南亚国家联盟（东盟）相关会议期间举行。鲁比奥表示，关于拟议会议的宣布“希望”很快就会发布，但未提供进一步细节。——结束——（路透社供稿）
The Atlanta meeting was the third gathering of Quad foreign ministers this year. It took place shortly before Rubio hosted the concluding session of a meeting of foreign ministers from the broader Group of 20 major economies, which includes China.TRUMP MAY ATTEND QUAD SUMMIT IN MANILAPreparations are also underway for US President Donald Trump to attend his first formal meeting of Quad leaders next month in Manila, on the sidelines of a conference of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Rubio said an announcement on the proposed meeting would "hopefully" come soon, but offered no further details.- EndsWith inputs from Reuters