Term: June 1-30, 2011
Main Issues
1. Asia-Pacific Issues: The Shangri-La Dialogue and regional security strategy of the U.S. and China, U.S. and China’s position on the South China Sea issue, U.S.-China Consultations on the Asia-Pacific region and its significance, U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee and policies toward China
United States June 2 Secretary of Defense Gates’ Remark prior to the 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue June 4 Secretary of Defense Gates’ speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS, Q&A Session after Secretary Gates’ speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS June 8 State Department Daily Press Briefing June 10 State Department Daily Press Briefing June 14 State Department Daily Press Briefing June 21 Remark on China during the Joint Statement of the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee, Secretary of Defense Gates’ remark after the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee, State Department Daily Press Briefing June 22 State Department Daily Press Briefing June 23 Secretary of State Clinton’s remark after the meeting with Philippines For-eign Secretary June 26 Assistant Secretary of State Campbell’s remark after the inaugural U.S.-China Asia-Pacific Consultations
China June 2 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference June 3 People’s Daily Online Editorial June 5 General Liang Guanglie’s speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS, Q&A Ses-sion after General Liang Guanglie’s speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS June 8 People’s Daily Online Editorial June 14 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference, Global Times Editorial June 16 People’s Daily Online Editorial June 21 Global Times Editorial June 23 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference, China Daily Editorial June 24 People’s Daily Online Editorial June 25 China Daily Editorial June 28 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference, China Daily Editorial June 29 China Daily Editorial June 30 People’s Daily Online Editorial
2. Direction of U.S.-Chinese Cooperation: U.S.-China Legal Experts Dialogue and its significance, China’s Peaceful Rise strategy
United States June 7 State Department Daily Press Briefing
China June 2 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference June 23 People’s Daily Online Editorial
3. Economic Cooperation: U.S. urge on Chinese compliance to the WTO regulations, U.S. concern over Chinese economic support policy to Africa, Importance of U.S.-China coopera-tion on ODA issues, Chinese position on U.S. debt issue, Chinese position on RMB appreciation and the rebalancing of the world economy
United States June 7 Trade Representative Ron Kirk’s remark June 10 Secretary of State Clinton’s remark with the Zambian president June 12 Secretary of State Clinton’s interview with Radio Free Africa
China June 1 People’s Daily Online Editorial June 2 China Daily Editorial June 7 People’s Daily Online Editorial June 9 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference June 14 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference, China Daily Editorial June 16 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference
4. U.S.-Chinese Military Security Cooperation: China’s military buildup and U.S. concern, U.S. skepticism over the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and related Chinese position, China’s criticism on the role of NATO, China’s position on U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
United States June 2 Secretary of Defense Gates’ Remark prior to the 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue June 4 Secretary of Defense Gates’ speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS, Q&A Session after Secretary Gates’ speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS June 16 State Department Daily Press Briefing June 26 Assistant Secretary of State Campbell’s remark after the inaugural U.S.-China Asia-Pacific Consultations
China June 5 Q&A Session after General Liang Guanglie’s speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialo-gue, IISS June 16 People’s Daily Online Editorial June 23 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference June 24 China Daily Editorial June 27 People’s Daily Online Editorial
5. Human Rights: U.S. urge on respect for universal human rights in China, U.S. and China’s position on resolving the Libyan crisis, U.S. request for the release of political prisoners in China and Chinese backlash, U.S. position on Sudanese President Bashir’s visit to China
United States June 3 State Department Daily Press Briefing June 7 State Department Daily Press Briefing June 16 State Department Daily Press Briefing June 22 State Department Daily Press Briefing June 27 State Department Daily Press Briefing
China June 7 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference June 9 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference June 11 People’s Daily Online Editorial June 14 China Daily Editorial June 16 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference June 21 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference June 23 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference, People’s Daily Online Editorial June 24 Global Times Editorial June 28 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference
6. North Korea: U.S. and China’s position on resolving the North Korean issue, Issue of North Korean defectors in China, Chinese effort to suppress additional North Korean provocations, U.S. and China’s position on the resumption of the Six Party Talks, U.S. and China’s position to improve inter-Korean relations
United States June 1 State Department Daily Press Briefing June 2 Human Rights Special Envoy King’s remark on North Korean Human Rights Act June 3 State Department Daily Press Briefing June 4 Q&A Session after Secretary Gates’ speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS June 10 State Department Daily Press Briefing June 21 Secretary of State Clinton’s remark after the U.S.-Japan Security Consulta-tive Committee June 28 State Department Daily Press Briefing
China June 2 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference June 5 General Liang Guanglie’s speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS, Q&A Ses-sion after General Liang Guanglie’s speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS June 9 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference June 28 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference
7. Taiwan: Taiwan Relations Act and U.S. responsibility
June 2 Secretary of Defense Gates’ Remark prior to the 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue
8. Cyber Security: U.S. and China’s position on Google’s claim of email hacking originating from China, Chinese criticism on the U.S. program “Suitcase Internet”, Chinese criticism on U.S. declaration of the cyberspace as a battlefield, China’s position on its “Online Blue Army”
United States June 2 State Department Daily Press Briefing, Secretary of State Clinton’s remark after meeting with the Czech foreign minister June 4 Q&A Session after Secretary Gates’ speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS June 22 State Department Daily Press Briefing
China June 2 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference June 3 Global Times Editorial June 5 General Liang Guanglie’s speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS, Q&A Ses-sion after General Liang Guanglie’s speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS June 9 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference June 10 People’s Daily Online Editorial June 17 People’s Daily Online Editorial, China Daily Editorial June 21 China Daily Editorial June 28 People’s Daily Online Editorial
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