Term: April 1-30, 2011

 

Main Issues

  

1. Human Rights: China’s Concern over the West’s Involvement in Libya, Concern over the West’s Influence in the World, China’s Position on Libya, the U.S. Position on Libya, U.S. Smart Power Strategy, U.S. Human Rights Report, China’s Response to Western Criticism of its Politics, Imposing Western Democracy on China, Western Intervention in China, U.S. Influence on Australian Foreign Policy vis-a-vis China, Chinese Concern over NATO’s Role in Libya, Chinese Satisfaction of its Direction in National Development, U.S.-China Human Rights Dialogue, U.S. Concerns over Chinese Human Rights Activist, U.S. Concerns over Chinese Human Rights Issues

 

United States

April 7 State Department Daily Press Briefing

April 8 Secretary of State Clinton’s Remarks on 2010 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

April 19 State Department Daily Press Briefing

April 20 State Department Daily Press Briefing

April 21 State Department Daily Press Briefing

 

China 

April 1 People’s Daily Online Editorial

April 2 People’s Daily Online Editorial

April 6 People’s Daily Online Editorial

April 8 People’s Daily Online Editorial 

April 9 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference, Global Times Editorial

April 11 Global Times Editorial

April 13 People’s Daily Online Editorial

April 16 Global Times Editorial

April 19 Global Times Editorial

April 22 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference, Global Times Editorial

April 27 China Daily Editorial, People’s Daily Online Editorial

April 28 Global Times Editorial

April 29 People’s Daily Online Editorial

 

2. Economic Cooperation: U.S. Position on Global Wind Power Manufacturing, Imports from China and U.S. Industry, China’s Labor Wages and Economic Development, U.S.-China Economic Relations, U.S. and Chinese Aid to Africa, U.S. and China’s Investment in Infrastructure, U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue

 

United States 

April 6 President Obama’s Remarks in a Town Hall Discussion on Energy

April 13 President Obama’s Remarks on Fiscal Policy in Regards to China

April 15 Under Secretary for International Affairs Lael Brainard’s Remarks at Cen-ter for Global Development’s Conference

April 19 President Obama’s Remarks at a Town Hall in Annandale, Virginia, State Department Daily Press Briefing, Assistant Secretary Marisa Lago’s Remarks at Welcome Ceremony for U.S.-China Initiative on City-Level Economic Cooperation

 

China

April 21 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

April 26 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

 

3. Direction of U.S.-Chinese Cooperation: U.S.-China Exchange, U.S.-China Relations, China’s Foreign Policy

 

United States

April 12 Secretary of State Clinton’s Remarks at the U.S.-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange (CPE) with Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong

April 19 State Department Daily Press Briefing

 

China 

April 5 Chairman of CPPCC Jia Qinglin’s Remarks on Chinese Foreign Policy in The Western Australian Article

April 25 Premier Wen Jiabao’s remarks from a Joint Interview to Journalists from Malaysia and Indonesia

 

4. U.S.-Chinese Military Security Cooperation: Chinese Position on the Modernization of its Weapons

 

April 1 China Daily Editorial

 

5. Taiwan: China’s Criticism of U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan

 

April 14 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

 

6. North Korea: Chinese Demands for Resumption of Six-Party Talks, Support for Improvement of Inter-Korean Relations

 

April 19 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

April 21 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

April 28 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

 

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