Term: August 1-31, 2011

 

 

Main Issues

 

1. U.S.-Chinese Military Security Cooperation: U.S. concerns on China's aircraft carrier and lack of military transparency, U.S. position on U.S.-ROK military exercise, U.S. concerns of China’s military modernization threatening regional security, China dismissing the threatening nature of its military modernization, China's position on U.S. anti-terrorism policies

 

United States 

August 10, Statement Department Daily Press Briefing

August 18, Statement Department Daily Press Briefing

August 21, Vice President Biden’s Remarks on U.S.-China

August 24, DOD Press Briefing

 

China 

August 1, People’s Daily Online Editorial

August 13, China’s Daily Editorial

August 18 People’s Daily Online Editorial

August 25, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu’s Regular Press Conference

August 26, China’s Daily Editorial, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu’s Remarks on the Release of the Report on Military and Security Developments in-volving the People’s Republic of China 2011

 

2. Direction of U.S.-Chinese Cooperation: U.S. expectations on the development of U.S.-China relations, China’s criticism of U.S.-led democratic system, China’s position on Gary Locke, the new U.S. ambassador to China

 

United States

August 19, Remarks by Vice President Biden in a Meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao

August 21, Vice President Biden’s Remarks on U.S.-China

August 24, Statement Department Daily Press Briefing

 

China  

August 15, Global Times Editorial

 

3. Economic Cooperation: Emphasis on U.S. leadership in solving the global economic crisis, Chinese criticism on the limitations of the U.S.-led global economic order and emphasis on the necessity of a new development model, U.S. Vice President Biden's visit to Beijing and bilateral economic cooperation, the global economic crisis and China’s role, U.S. support for Chinese efforts to enforce intellectual property rights, U.S. support for China's 12th Five-Year Plan, U.S. and China position on the need for cooperation on macro-economic policies due to increasing economic interdependence

 

United States

August 9, Statement Department Daily Press Briefing

August 19, Remarks by Vice President Biden and Chinese Vice President Xi at a U.S.-China Business Roundtable, Remarks by Vice President Biden at a Meeting with Chinese Premier Wen

August 21, Vice President Biden’s Remarks on U.S.-China

 

China 

August 2, Global Times Editorial

August 3, People’s Daily Online Editorial

August 4, People’s Daily Online Editorial

August 8, Global Times Editorial

August 9, Global Times Editorial

August 10, Global Times Editorial

August 11, People’s Daily Online Editorial

August 16, People’s Daily Online Editorial

August 17, Global Times Editorial

August 19, China’s Daily Editorial

August 22, Global Times Editorial

August 24, People’s Daily Online Editorial

 

4. Human Rights: U.S. call for the immediate release of Liu Xiaobo and Liu Xia, the U.S. position on human right issues as a cornerstone of its diplomatic policies, China’s criticism on the limitations of Western democracy, China’s emphasis on the necessity of internet censorship

 

United States

August 1, Statement Department Daily Press Briefing

August 9, Statement Department Daily Press Briefing

August 17, Statement Department Daily Press Briefing

 

China 

August 9 Global Times Editorial

August 12 Global Times Editorial

August 13 Global Times Editorial

 

5. Asia-Pacific Issues: U.S. position on the Dokdo dispute between Korea and Japan, China’s claim of sovereignty on Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, China’s criticism of the U.S. intervention in the South China Sea dispute

 

United States

August 2, Statement Department Daily Press Briefing

 

China 

August 2, People’s Daily Online Editorial

August 3, People’s Daily Online

August 5, China’s Daily Editorial

August 24, 2011 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu's Remarks on Chinese Fishery Administration Vessels’ Patrol in the Waters off the Diaoyu Islands

 

6. Middle East and Africa Issues: U.S. supports for Syrian democratization led by the people and measures to increase the pressure on the Asad regime, U.S. emphasis on Libyan democratization as a core interest, China’s criticism on Western intentions with the intervention in Libya, China’s criticism on the outcome of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, China’s non-intervention policies in Syria’s development path and emphasis on the Syrian people’s sovereignty

 

United States

August 3, Statement Department Daily Press Briefing

August 3, Remarks on the Security Council Presidential Statement on Syria, Via Conference Call

August 9, Statement Department Daily Press Briefing

August 10, Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice at Security Council Consultations on Syria

August 11, Statement Department Daily Press Briefing August 30, Statement De-partment Daily Press Briefing

August 18, State Secretary Clinton’s Remarks on the Situation in Syria

August 31, Statement Department Daily Press Briefing

 

China 

August 2, China’s Daily Editorial

August 19, China’s Daily Editorial

August 23, Global Times Editorial, People’s Daily Online Editorial, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu's Remarks on the Situation in Syria

August 24, China’s Daily Editorial

August 25, People’s Daily Online Editorial

August 31, Global Times Editorial

 

7. North Korea: U.S. views on the background to its talks with North Korea in New York, U.S. position on requiring North Korea’s compliance with the commitments to denuclearization and improvement in inter-Korean relations, U.S. position on China’s role in the Six-Party Talks as a core partner, U.S. position on the food problem in North Korea

 

August 1, Statement Department Daily Press Briefing

August 4, Statement Department Daily Press Briefing

August 10, Statement Department Daily Press Briefing

August 11, Statement Department Daily Press Briefing

August 18, Statement Department Daily Press Briefing

August 19, Vice President Biden’s Remarks at a Meeting with Chinese Premier Wen

August 25, Statement Department Daily Press Briefing

 

8. Taiwan Issues: China’s criticism of U.S intention to sell arms to Taiwan, U.S. position on the respect for the Taiwan Relations Act and ‘One-China Policy’, China’s em-phasis on the Taiwan issue as its core interest, U.S. support for Taiwan’s self-defense capabilities

 

United States

August 24, DOD Press Briefing on the 2011 Annual Report to Congress: Military and Developments Involving the People's Republic of China

 

China 

August 1, People’s Daily Online Editorial

August 10, People’s Daily Online Editorial

August 18, China’s Daily Editorial

 

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