Term: December 1-31, 2011

 

 

Main Issues

 

1. North Korea: Kim Jong Il's Death, Resumption of the Six-Party Talks, U.S. Humanitarian Assistance to North Korea

 

United States

December 5, State Department Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Robert J. Einhorn

December 14, State Department Daily Press Briefing

December 15, Remarks by Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davis

December 15, Remarks by Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davis

December 19, Press Briefing by the White House Press Secretary Jay Carney

December 19, State Department Daily Press Briefing

December 19, State Department Daily Press Briefing, Press Statement by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

December 20, State Department Daily Press Briefing

December 29, State Department Daily Press Briefing

 

China 

December 7, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei's Regular Press Conference

December 14, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Liu Weimin's Regular Press Conference

December 15, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Liu Weimin's Regular Press Conference

December 19, Remarks by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu on Kim Jong-il

December 20, China Daily Editorial

December 20, Global Times Editorial

December 21, Global Times Editorial

December 30, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei's Regular Press Conference

 

2. Direction of U.S.-Chinese Cooperation: U.S.-China Cooperative Partnership, "Obama Doctrine" and the Future of U.S.-China Relations

 

United States

December 15, Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns

December 15, State Department Office of the Spokesperson

 

China 

December 18, People's Daily Online Editorial

 

3. Economic Cooperation: U.S.-China Bilateral Relations and Economic Interdependence, China's Efforts to Correct the Imbalances in U.S.-China Trade

 

United States

December 7, Remarks by Special Representative for Global Intergovernment Affairs Reta Jo Lewis

 

China 

December 9, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei's Regular Press Conference

December 28, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei's Regular Press Conference

 

4. U.S.-China Military Cooperation: China's Military Modernization

 

United States 

December 6, State Department Daily Press Briefing

December 21, Department of Defense News Briefing

 

China 

December 7, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei's Regular Press Conference

December 13, People's Daily Online Editorial

December 29, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei's Regular Press Conference

 

5. Human Rights: International Human Rights Day, Human Rights in Tibet

 

United States 

December 9, Remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

 

China 

December 9, People's Daily Online Editorial

December 13, Remarks by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Liu Weimin on the U.S. Recent Comment on Human Rights and Other Issues

 

6. Climate Change: International Community's Commitment to Climate Change

 

United States 

December 6, State Department Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern Press Statement

December 8, Remarks by State Department Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern at COP 17

December 12, Remarks by State Department Assistant Secretary Kerri-Ann Jones

December 14, Remarks by State Department Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern

 

China 

December 12, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Liu Weimin's Regular Press Conference

December 26, People's Daily Online Editorial

 

7. Asia Pacific Issues: U.S. "Pivot" to Asia, Elections in Russia, Democratization in Myanmar

 

United States 

December 1, Remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

December 2, Remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

December 15, Remarks by Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns

December 16, Remarks by Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns

 

China 

December 2, Global Times Editorial

December 5, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei's Regular Press Conference

December 6, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei's Regular Press Conference

December 6, Global Times Editorial

December 8, Global Times Editorial

December 9, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei's Regular Press Conference

December 13, People's Daily Online Editorial

December 26, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Liu Weimin's Regular Press Conference

 

8. Middle East and Africa Issues: The Syrian Crisis, Sanctions on Iran, Reconstruction of Afghanistan

 

United States 

December 1, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman

December 2, State Department Daily Press Briefing

December 5, State Department Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Robert J. Einhorn

December 6, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

December 12, Remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the International Engagement Conference for South Sudan

 

China

December 1, People's Daily Online Editorial

December 2, China Daily Editorial

December 3, Global Times Editorial

December 5, Remarks by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China H.E. Yang Jiechi at the International Afghanistan Conference in Bonn

December 5, People's Daily Online Editorial

December 6, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei's Regular Press Conference

December 7, China Daily Editorial

December 8, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei's Regular Press Conference

December 12, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Liu Weimin's Regular Press Conference

December 15, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Liu Weimin's Regular Press Conference

December 15, People's Daily Online Editorial

December 19, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Liu Weimin's Regular Press Conference

December 19, China Daily Editorial

December 22, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Liu Weimin's Regular Press Conference

 

9. South Asia Issues: U.S.-India Partnership

 

United States

December 16, Remarks by Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns

 

China 

December 20, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Liu Weimin's Regular Press Conference

 

10. Cybersecurity: Intellectual Property Issue, Internet Freedom, Cyber Terrorism

 

United States 

December 7, Remarks by Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Robert D. Hormats

December 8, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

 

China 

December 12, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Liu Weimin's Regular Press Conference

December 13, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Liu Weimin's Regular Press Conference

December 21, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Liu Weimin's Regular Press Conference

December 22, China Daily Editorial

 

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