[US-China Relations Official Statements Chronology] December 2010

Period : December 1-31, 2010

Major Issues

1. Human Rights Issues : Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo awarded Nobel Peace Prize

United States

December 8 U.S. Department of State regular briefing

December 9 U.S. Department of State regular briefing, White House Press Briefing by Gibbs, Remarks on Human Rights Day by Secretary of State Clinton

December 10 Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton at Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award Ceremony, Remarks at Human Rights Day Town Hall, Remarks by President Obama on Nobel Prize

December 14 Remarks by Assistant Secretary of State Posner for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

China

December 7 Remarks by Spokesperson Jiang Yu of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

December 8 Global Times English editorial

December 9 Remarks by Spokesperson Jiang Yu of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Global Times English editorial

December 10 Global Times English editorial, People's Daily English editorial

December 11 China Daily English editorial

December 13 Global Times English editorial

2. North Korea Issues : China's role in resolving North Korean issues, ROK-U.S. and U.S.-Japan joint military exercises, ROK-U.S.-Japan foreign ministers' meeting, Yeonpyeong Island artillery drill, conditions for resuming the Six-Party Talks, UN Security Council sanctions on North Korea

United States

December 1 U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mullen's remarks at the Center for American Progress forum

December 2 U.S. Department of State regular briefing

December 6 Announcement by the White House Press Secretary's Office on phone call between ROK and U.S. Presidents, Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton after ROK-U.S.-Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting

December 7 Remarks by Deputy Secretary of State Steinberg at the Center for American Progress

December 8 Joint press conference remarks by U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mullen and ROK Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

December 10 U.S. Department of State regular briefing

December 15 Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Korea Stephens, Remarks by Commander of U.S. Forces Korea Sharp at the ROK-U.S. Alliance Conference hosted by EAI-CNAS

December 16 U.S. Department of State regular briefing

December 17 U.S. Department of State regular briefing

December 19 Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to the UN Rice at the entrance of the UN Security Council meeting, Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to the UN at the UN Security Council meeting

December 20 White House Press Briefing by Gibbs, U.S. Department of State regular briefing

December 22 U.S. Department of State regular briefing

China

December 2 Regular press conference by Spokesperson Jiang Yu of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

December 3 Remarks by Spokesperson Jiang Yu of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China Daily English editorial

December 7 Regular press conference by Spokesperson Jiang Yu of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

December 8 China Daily English editorial

December 9 Regular press conference by Spokesperson Jiang Yu of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Daily English editorial

December 20 Global Times English editorial

December 21 Global Times English editorial, Regular press conference by Spokesperson Jiang Yu of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

December 23 Regular press conference by Spokesperson Jiang Yu of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Global Times English editorial

December 28 Regular press conference by Spokesperson Jiang Yu of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

December 30 Regular press conference by Spokesperson Jiang Yu of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

3. Economic Cooperation : U.S.-China trade cooperation, U.S. request for WTO dispute resolution regarding Chinese government subsidies, China's rare earth export restrictions, U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT)

United States

December 16 Remarks by Secretary of Commerce Locke after the 21st U.S.-China Annual Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT)

December 22 Remarks by U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk

December 23 Remarks by U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk

China

December 7 Remarks by Spokesperson Jiang Yu of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

December 14 Remarks by Spokesperson Jiang Yu of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

December 30 Regular press conference by Spokesperson Jiang Yu of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

(Continued)