Term: January 1-31, 2013

Main Issues

1. North Korea: UNSC Resolution 2087 for Broader Sanction on North Korea

United States

January 22, Remarks by U.S. Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Susan E. Rice

January 25, State Department Daily Press Briefing

China
January 4, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference

January 21, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

January 24, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

2. U.S.-Chinese Cooperation: Looking at U.S.-China Cooperative Partnership

United States
January 15, Remarks by Department of State Director of Policy Planning Jake Sullivan

January 24, Remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

China

January 10, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference
January 21, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference
January 25, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

3. Human Rights: The U.S. Urges for the Right of Media Freedom in China

United States
January 7, State Department Daily Press Briefing
January 8, State Department Daily Press Briefing

China

January 4, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference

4. Environmental Issues: China as a Developing Nation in Climate Negotiations

United States
January 3, Remarks by Department of State Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern
January 14, State Department Daily Press Briefing
January 15, Remarks by Department of State Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern

5. Asia Pacific Issues: Contending Views on Territorial Disputes over Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands and South China Sea

United States
January 15, Remarks by Department of State Director of Policy Planning Jake Sullivan

January 17, Remarks by Department of State Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt M. Campbel
January 18, Remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

January 22, State Department Daily Press Briefing

China

January 8, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

January 17, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

January 25, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

6. Middle East and Africa Issues: The Iranian Nuclear Issue and the Syrian Civil War

United States
January 10, State Department Daily Press Briefing

China

January 4, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference

January 10, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

January 16, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

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