The Deadline for the Cfius Review Is Next Month, Before President-Elect Donald Trump - Who Has Vowed to Block the Deal - Takes Office on Jan. 20. Cfius Could Approve the Deal, Possibly With Measures to Address National Security Concerns, or Recommend That the President Block It. It Could Also Extend the Review.By Tim Kelly, David Dolan and Aishwarya Jain
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Tokyo, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Has Sent a Letter to President Joe Biden Asking Him to Approve Nippon Steel's Acquisition of U.S. Steel, to Avoid Marring Recent Efforts to Strengthen Ties Between the Countries, According to Two Sources Familiar With the Matter.
東京，11月26日（路透社）—— 日本首相石破茂已向總統喬·拜登發送信函， 請他批准日本鋼鐵公司收購美國鋼鐵公司，以避免破壞最近加強兩國關係的努力， 根據兩名熟悉此事的消息來源。
Biden Joined a Powerful U.S. Labour Union in Opposing the $15 Billion Deal and Referred It to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (Cfius), a Secretive Government Panel That Reviews Foreign Investments for National Security Risks.
拜登加入了一個強大的美國工會，反對這項150億的交易，並將其提交給美國外國投資委員會（Cfius），這是一個審查外國投資對國家安全風險的祕密政府小組。
The Deadline for the Cfius Review Is Next Month, Before President-Elect Donald Trump - Who Has Vowed to Block the Deal - Takes Office on Jan. 20. Cfius Could Approve the Deal, Possibly With Measures to Address National Security Concerns, or Recommend That the President Block It. It Could Also Extend the Review.
Cfius審查的截止日期是下個月，在當選總統特朗普——他誓言阻止這筆交易——於1月20日就職之前。Cfius可能會批准這筆交易，可能附帶應對國家安全擔憂的措施，或建議總統阻止這筆交易。它也可能延長審查時間。
"Japan Stands as the Largest Investor in the U.S., With Its Investments Showing a Steady Upward Trend. Continuing This Upward Trend of Japanese Investment in the U.S. Benefits Both of Our Countries, Showcasing the Robustness of the Japan-U.S. Alliance to the World," Ishiba Said in the Letter, According to a Copy of the Text Seen by Reuters. the Sources Confirmed It Was Sent to Biden on Nov. 20.
石破在信中表示：「日本作爲美國最大的投資國，其投資顯示出穩定的上升趨勢。繼續保持日本對美國投資的上升趨勢，對我們兩國都有利，向世界展示日美同盟的穩健性。」根據路透社看到的文本副本，消息來源確認其於11月20日發送給拜登。
"Under Your Presidency, This Alliance Has Reached Unprecedented Strength. We Respectfully Ask for the U.S. Government to Approve the Planned Acquisition by Nippon Steel so as Not to Cast a Shadow on the Achievements You Have Accumulated Over the Past Four Years," the Letter Said.
信中表示：「在您的總統任期內，這一同盟達到了前所未有的強度。我們懇請美國政府批准日本鋼鐵公司的計劃收購，以免對您在過去四年中取得的成就投下陰影。」
The U.S. Embassy in Japan Declined to Comment. Ishiba's Office Deferred Questions to the Foreign Ministry Which Did Not Immediately Have Comment. Nippon Steel Declined to Comment and U.S. Steel Did Not Immediately Reply to a Request for Comment Outside of U.S. Business Hours.
美國駐日本大使館拒絕置評。石破的辦公室將問題轉交給了外務省，外務省未立即對此發表評論。日本鋼鐵公司拒絕置評，而美國鋼鐵公司在美國商業時間之外也未立即回覆置評請求。
(Reporting by Tim Kelly, David Dolan and John Geddie in Tokyo; Aishwarya Jain in Bangalore; Editing by Edmund Klamann)
（報道者：tim、David Dolan和John Geddie在東京；Aishwarya Jain在班加羅爾；編輯：Edmund Klamann）
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