Term: June 1-30, 2011

 

Main Issues

 

1. Asia-Pacific Issues: The Shangri-La Dialogue and regional security strategy of the U.S. and China, U.S. and China’s position on the South China Sea issue, U.S.-China Consultations on the Asia-Pacific region and its significance, U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee and policies toward China

 

United States

June 2 Secretary of Defense Gates’ Remark prior to the 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue

June 4 Secretary of Defense Gates’ speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS, Q&A Session after Secretary Gates’ speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS

June 8 State Department Daily Press Briefing

June 10 State Department Daily Press Briefing

June 14 State Department Daily Press Briefing 

June 21 Remark on China during the Joint Statement of the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee, Secretary of Defense Gates’ remark after the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee, State Department Daily Press Briefing

June 22 State Department Daily Press Briefing

June 23 Secretary of State Clinton’s remark after the meeting with Philippines For-eign Secretary

June 26 Assistant Secretary of State Campbell’s remark after the inaugural U.S.-China Asia-Pacific Consultations

 

China 

June 2 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

June 3 People’s Daily Online Editorial

June 5 General Liang Guanglie’s speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS, Q&A Ses-sion after General Liang Guanglie’s speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS

June 8 People’s Daily Online Editorial

June 14 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference, Global Times Editorial

June 16 People’s Daily Online Editorial

June 21 Global Times Editorial

June 23 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference, China Daily Editorial

June 24 People’s Daily Online Editorial

June 25 China Daily Editorial

June 28 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference, China Daily Editorial

June 29 China Daily Editorial

June 30 People’s Daily Online Editorial

 

2. Direction of U.S.-Chinese Cooperation: U.S.-China Legal Experts Dialogue and its significance, China’s Peaceful Rise strategy

 

United States

June 7 State Department Daily Press Briefing

 

China

June 2 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

June 23 People’s Daily Online Editorial

 

3. Economic Cooperation: U.S. urge on Chinese compliance to the WTO regulations, U.S. concern over Chinese economic support policy to Africa, Importance of U.S.-China coopera-tion on ODA issues, Chinese position on U.S. debt issue, Chinese position on RMB appreciation and the rebalancing of the world economy

 

United States

June 7 Trade Representative Ron Kirk’s remark

June 10 Secretary of State Clinton’s remark with the Zambian president

June 12 Secretary of State Clinton’s interview with Radio Free Africa

 

China 

June 1 People’s Daily Online Editorial

June 2 China Daily Editorial

June 7 People’s Daily Online Editorial

June 9 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

June 14 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference, China Daily Editorial

June 16 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

 

4. U.S.-Chinese Military Security Cooperation: China’s military buildup and U.S. concern, U.S. skepticism over the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and related Chinese position, China’s criticism on the role of NATO, China’s position on U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

 

United States

June 2 Secretary of Defense Gates’ Remark prior to the 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue

June 4 Secretary of Defense Gates’ speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS, Q&A Session after Secretary Gates’ speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS

June 16 State Department Daily Press Briefing

June 26 Assistant Secretary of State Campbell’s remark after the inaugural U.S.-China Asia-Pacific Consultations

 

China 

June 5 Q&A Session after General Liang Guanglie’s speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialo-gue, IISS

June 16 People’s Daily Online Editorial

June 23 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

June 24 China Daily Editorial

June 27 People’s Daily Online Editorial

 

5. Human Rights: U.S. urge on respect for universal human rights in China, U.S. and China’s position on resolving the Libyan crisis, U.S. request for the release of political prisoners in China and Chinese backlash, U.S. position on Sudanese President Bashir’s visit to China

 

United States

June 3 State Department Daily Press Briefing

June 7 State Department Daily Press Briefing

June 16 State Department Daily Press Briefing

June 22 State Department Daily Press Briefing

June 27 State Department Daily Press Briefing

 

China 

June 7 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

June 9 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

June 11 People’s Daily Online Editorial

June 14 China Daily Editorial

June 16 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

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

June 23 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference, People’s Daily Online Editorial

June 24 Global Times Editorial

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

 

6. North Korea: U.S. and China’s position on resolving the North Korean issue, Issue of North Korean defectors in China, Chinese effort to suppress additional North Korean provocations, U.S. and China’s position on the resumption of the Six Party Talks, U.S. and China’s position to improve inter-Korean relations

 

United States

June 1 State Department Daily Press Briefing

June 2 Human Rights Special Envoy King’s remark on North Korean Human Rights Act

June 3 State Department Daily Press Briefing

June 4 Q&A Session after Secretary Gates’ speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS

June 10 State Department Daily Press Briefing

June 21 Secretary of State Clinton’s remark after the U.S.-Japan Security Consulta-tive Committee

June 28 State Department Daily Press Briefing

 

China 

June 2 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

June 5 General Liang Guanglie’s speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS, Q&A Ses-sion after General Liang Guanglie’s speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS

June 9 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

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

 

7. Taiwan: Taiwan Relations Act and U.S. responsibility

 

June 2 Secretary of Defense Gates’ Remark prior to the 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue

 

8. Cyber Security: U.S. and China’s position on Google’s claim of email hacking originating from China, Chinese criticism on the U.S. program “Suitcase Internet”, Chinese criticism on U.S. declaration of the cyberspace as a battlefield, China’s position on its “Online Blue Army”

 

United States

June 2 State Department Daily Press Briefing, Secretary of State Clinton’s remark after meeting with the Czech foreign minister

June 4 Q&A Session after Secretary Gates’ speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS

June 22 State Department Daily Press Briefing

 

China 

June 2 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

June 3 Global Times Editorial

June 5 General Liang Guanglie’s speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS, Q&A Ses-sion after General Liang Guanglie’s speech, 2011 Shangri-La Dialogue, IISS

June 9 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

June 10 People’s Daily Online Editorial

June 17 People’s Daily Online Editorial, China Daily Editorial

June 21 China Daily Editorial

June 28 People’s Daily Online Editorial

 

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