Term: March 1-31, 2011

 

Main Issues

 

1. North Korea: U.S.-China Cooperation on North Korean issues, Condemnation of North Korea’s Uranium Enrichment Program by UN Security Council President, North Korea’s Rejection of IAEA Demands, Resumption of the Six-Party Talks, U.S. Role for Peace on the Korean Peninsula, North Korean Uranium Enrichment Program and the Six-Party Talks

 

United States 

March 1 Assistant Secretary of State Campbell’s Remarks at Senate Foreign Rela-tions Committee, Special Representative for North Korea Policy Bosworth’s Re-marks at Senate Foreign Relations Committee

March 2 Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Einhorn’s Remarks

March 3 State Department Daily Press Briefing

March 4 State Department Daily Press Briefing

March 9 IAEA Representative Davies Remarks

March 17 State Department Daily Press Briefing

March 22 State Department Daily Press Briefing

March 29 State Department Daily Press Briefing

 

China 

March 7 Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi’s Remarks at the National People’s Congress

March 18 China Daily Editorial

March 29 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Yu’s Regular Press Conference

 

2. Human Rights: U.S. Position on Military Intervention in Libya, Chinese Criticism of U.S. Middle East Policy, UN Security Council Resolution 1973 on Libya, Chinese Concern over Military Intervention in Libya by Multinational Forces, Chinese Concern over Infringement of Libyan Sovereignty, Chinese Diplomacy in the Middle East, U.S. Position on the Middle East and Libya, U.S. Criticism of Media Suppression by China

 

United States 

March 1 White House Press Briefing

March 3 State Department Daily Press Briefing

March 4 State Department Daily Press Briefing

March 10 White House Press Briefing

March 15 White House Press Briefing

March 17 State Department Daily Press Briefing

March 21 State Department Daily Press Briefing

March 22 State Department Daily Press Briefing

March 23 State Department Daily Press Briefing

March 24 State Department Daily Press Briefing

March 25 White House Press Briefing, State Department Daily Press Briefing

March 29 State Department Daily Press Briefing

March 30 State Department Daily Press Briefing

March 31 White House Press Briefing

 

China 

March 1 People’s Daily Online Editorial

March 3 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Yu’s Regular Press Conference

March 4 People’s Daily Online Editorial

March 21 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Yu’s Regular Press Conference

March 22 Global Times Editorial, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Yu’s Regular Press Conference

March 23 Global Times Editorial, People’s Daily Online Editorial

March 24 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Yu’s Regular Press Conference, People’s Daily Online Editorial

March 26 China Daily Editorial

March 29 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Yu’s Regular Press Conference

March 30 Global Times Editorial

March 31 Global Times Editorial

 

3. Economic Cooperation: U.S. Criticism of China’s Currency Exchange Policy

 

March 4 Treasury Department Under Secretary for International Affairs Brainard Remarks to the Institute of International Finance,

March 8 Treasury Department Assistant Secretary Collyns Remarks

 

4. Cooperation on Military Security: China-Pakistan Nuclear Cooperation, U.S. Concern over Potential Nuclear Technology Export by China and Chinese Position

 

United States

March 18 Assistant Secretary Blake’s Remarks at Media Roundtable in China

 

China 

March 10 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Yu’s Regular Press Conference

 

5. Taiwan: Chinese Criticism of U.S. Arms Export to Taiwan

 

March 7 Minister Yang Jiechi’s Remarks at the National People’s Congress

March 11 China Daily Editorial

 

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