Term: February 1-28, 2013

Main Issues

1. North Korea: U.S. and China’s Reactions to North Korea’s Third Nuclear Test

United States
February 5, State Department Daily Press Briefing
February 12, Statement by President Barack Obama on North Korean announcement of nuclear test
February 12, President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address
February 12, State Department Daily Press Briefing
February 13, DOD Readout of Secretary Leon Panetta’s Call with Korea’s Minister of National Defense Kim Kwan-Jin
February 22, State Department Daily Press Briefing
February 22, DOD Joint Statement of The Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue
February 26, State Department Daily Press Briefing
February 28, State Department Daily Press Briefing

China

February 4, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
February 6, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
February 12, Remarks by Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi
February 18, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

2. Direction of U.S.-China Cooperation: U.S. and Chinese Leaderships’ Search for New Forms of Relations

United States

February 2, Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden to the Munich Security Conference
February 26, Acting Assistant Secretary of Bureau of East Asian Pacific Affairs, Joseph Y. Yun’s Statement Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific

China
February 1, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference
February 5, People’s Daily Editorial
February 25, Remarks by State Councilor Liu Yandong

3. Economic Cooperation: China’s Criticism on U.S. Sanctions against Chinese Companies

United States
February 11, 2013 State Department Media Note

China

February 11, 2013 Remarks by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying

4. Human Rights: U.S. Concern over the Tibetan Crisis

United States
February 1, State Department Daily Press Briefing
February 7, State Department Daily Press Briefing
February 15, State Department Daily Press Briefing

5. Climate Change: China’s Willingness to Protect the Environment

China
February 26, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference

6. Asia-Pacific Issues: Territorial disputes over Senkaku/Diaoyudao Islands and South China Sea

United States

February 19, State Department Daily Press Briefing
February 21, Press Briefing on the Visit of Japanese Prime Minister Abe of Japan
February 22, Remarks by Secretary John Kerry With Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida Before Their Meeting

China

February 1, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference
February 5, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
February 7, Speech by Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Jia Qinglin
February 7, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
February 8, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
February 19, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference
February 20, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference
February 25, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
February 27, Remarks by chairman of the CPPCC Jia Qinglin at the Meeting with Brunei’s Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Prince Mohamed Bolkiah

7. Middle East and Africa Issues: U.S. and China to Seek Solutions for the Iranian Nuclear Crisis and the Syrian Civil War

 
United States
February 2, 2013 Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden
February 4, State Department Daily Press Briefing
February 6, Department of Treasury Press Center
February 8, Remarks by Secretary John Kerry with Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird After Their Meeting
February 12, President Barack Obama’s 2013 State of the Union Address
February 14, Remarks by Secretary of State John Kerry
February 14, State Department Daily Press Briefing
February 21, State Department Daily Press Briefing
February 25, Remarks by Secretary of State John Kerry
February 26, Remarks by Secretary of State John Kerry

China

February 1, People’s Daily Editorial
February 4, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
February 7, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
February 22, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference
February 23, Remarks by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei
February 27, Remarks by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying
February 28, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference

8. Cyber Security Issues: U.S. and China Worried about Cyber Attacks

United States
February 1, State Department Daily Press Briefing
February 19, State Department Daily Press Briefing
February 19, White House Daily Press Briefing
February 19, White House Daily Press Briefing
February 20, White House Daily Press Briefing

China
February 19, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

February 25, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
 

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