II. Political and security affairs
二、政治安全领域
1. Tripartite partnership
（一）伙伴关系
During the First Trilateral Summit Meeting held in December 2008, the three countries proposed to launch future-oriented and comprehensive cooperation in the political, economic, social and cultural fields. In October 2009, the Second Trilateral Summit Meeting laid out the goal of building a future-oriented comprehensive cooperative partnership among the three countries. In May 2010, leaders of the three countries pledged at the Third Trilateral Summit Meeting to take trilateral cooperation to a new height to firm up the basis for the future-oriented comprehensive cooperative partnership. In May 2011, the three countries proposed at the Fourth Trilateral Summit Meeting to further strengthen their future-oriented comprehensive cooperative partnership.
2008年12月，首次中日韩领导人会议提出，三国将面向未来，开展政治、经济、社会和文化等领域的全方位合作。2009年10月，第二次领导人会议明确提出，三国建立面向未来、全方位合作的伙伴关系。2010年5月，第三次领导人会议表示，将推动三国合作达到新高度，使面向未来、全方位合作的伙伴关系更加巩固。2011年5月，第四次领导人会议提出，将进一步加强三国面向未来的全方位合作伙伴关系。
Based on the agreement reached at the trilateral summit meetings, the three countries have, in recent years, strengthened high-level exchanges and strategic dialogue, conducted policy consultations, broadened non-traditional security cooperation, and expanded mutual understanding and common ground. The three countries have deepened mutually beneficial cooperation and advanced economic integration in such areas as economy, trade and investment, finance, transport and logistics, information and communications, customs, intellectual property, standards and metrology. The three countries have explored ways to enhance practical cooperation in circular economy, science and technology, environment, agriculture and water conservancy, and made joint efforts to promote sustainable development. The three countries have actively conducted people-to-people and cultural exchanges, expanded cooperation in culture, education, tourism, personnel administration and public health as well as cooperation among non-governmental institutions, and sought ways to boost the affinity among their peoples to build greater popular support for the development of relations among them.
根据领导人会议达成的共识，近年来，三国加强高层交往和战略对话，开展政策磋商，拓展非传统安全合作，增进了解，扩大共识。三国在经贸投资、财政金融、交通物流、信息通信、海关、知识产权、标准计量等领域不断深化互利合作，促进经济融合。三国积极探讨在循环经济、科技、环境、农业、水利等领域的务实合作，共同促进可持续发展。三国积极开展社会人文交流，扩大文化、教育、旅游、人事、卫生及民间合作，逐步增进国民感情，巩固三国关系发展的社会基础。
Thanks to the concerted efforts of various departments of the three countries, the future-oriented comprehensive cooperative partnership is growing in both breadth and depth.
在三国各部门共同努力之下，三国面向未来、全方位合作的伙伴关系日益提升和深化。