U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton left for Asia on Sunday, kicking off her first trip abroad as President Barack Obama's top diplomat, in an effort to build a closer relationship with four major Asian countries to deal with common challenges.

　　Clinton will visit Japan from Feb. 16 to 18, Indonesia from Feb.18 to 19, the Republic of Korea from Feb. 19 to 20, and China from Feb. 20 to 22, the State Department said in a statement.

　　Seeking stronger cooperation and mutual support in Asia for the United States would be a key mission for Clinton, who has repeatedly said: "America cannot solve the problems of the world alone, and the world cannot solve them without America."

　　"When we consider the gravest global threats confronting us -- financial instability and economic dislocation, terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, food security and health emergencies, climate change and energy vulnerability, stateless criminal cartels and human exploitation -- it is clear that these threats do not stop at borders or oceans," said the secretary of state while addressing an audience at the Asia Society New York Headquarters on Friday.

　　"Our relationships with each of the countries I'm visiting, and with all of our partners and allies throughout Asia and the Pacific, are indispensable to our security and prosperity," she said, adding that the Obama administration hopes to deliver a message about America's desire for "more rigorous and persistent commitment and engagement." 　

　　美國國務卿希拉裏-克林頓15日啟程對日本、印度尼西亞、韓國和中國進行訪問。此次亞洲之行是希拉裏出任奧巴馬政府國務卿以來首次外交出訪。

　　按照美國國務院提供的訪問日程，希拉裏將於１６日至１８日訪問日本，１８日至１９日訪問印度尼西亞，１９日至２０日訪問韓國，２０日至２２日訪問中國。訪問期間，希拉裏將同受訪國政府官員就深化雙方在應對金融危機、人道主義問題、安全和氣候變化等挑戰方麵的合作交換意見。

　　希拉裏１３日在紐約美國亞洲協會總部發表演講時表示，她希望通過此次亞洲之行向外界傳遞一個信號，即美國將繼續致力於亞洲事務，加強接觸，並與亞洲領導人共同商討解決威脅太平洋地區以及其他所有地區的經濟危機問題。在加強與傳統合作夥伴和盟友關係的同時，發展與所有國家的深層次關係。在防止亞洲地區核擴散、氣候變化、清潔能源、傳染病以及消除貧富差距等方麵，加強與各國的合作。

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