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." 　

　　美国国务卿希拉里-克林顿15日启程对日本、印度尼西亚、韩国和中国进行访问。此次亚洲之行是希拉里出任奥巴马政府国务卿以来首次外交出访。

　　按照美国国务院提供的访问日程，希拉里将于１６日至１８日访问日本，１８日至１９日访问印度尼西亚，１９日至２０日访问韩国，２０日至２２日访问中国。访问期间，希拉里将同受访国政府官员就深化双方在应对金融危机、人道主义问题、安全和气候变化等挑战方面的合作交换意见。

　　希拉里１３日在纽约美国亚洲协会总部发表演讲时表示，她希望通过此次亚洲之行向外界传递一个信号，即美国将继续致力于亚洲事务，加强接触，并与亚洲领导人共同商讨解决威胁太平洋地区以及其他所有地区的经济危机问题。在加强与传统合作伙伴和盟友关系的同时，发展与所有国家的深层次关系。在防止亚洲地区核扩散、气候变化、清洁能源、传染病以及消除贫富差距等方面，加强与各国的合作。

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