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[Chronology of Official Statements on US-China Relations] April 2011
Period : April 1-30, 2011
Key Issues
1. Human Rights Issues : China's criticism of the West's unilateral actions in the Libyan crisis, the US position on intervention in Libya, US concerns over China's suppression of human rights movements and violations, China's position on the US State Department's annual country reports on human rights practices and US concerns regarding the human rights situation in China, the West's criticism of Chinese politics, and China's position on Western-style democracy
United States
April 7: Regular press briefing by the US Department of State
April 8: Secretary of State Clinton's remarks on the human rights report
April 19: Regular press briefing by the US Department of State
April 20: Regular press briefing by the US Department of State
April 21: Regular press briefing by the US Department of State
China
April 1: Editorial in the English edition of People's Daily
April 2: Editorial in the English edition of People's Daily
April 6: Editorial in the English edition of People's Daily
April 8: Editorial in the English edition of People's Daily
April 9: Remarks by Hong Lei, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs; editorial in the English edition of Global Times
April 11: Editorial in the English edition of Global Times
April 13: Editorial in the English edition of People's Daily
April 16: Editorial in the English edition of Global Times
April 19: Editorial in the English edition of Global Times
April 22: Remarks by Hong Lei, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs; editorial in the English edition of Global Times
April 27: Editorial in the English edition of China Daily; editorial in the English edition of People's Daily
April 28: Editorial in the English edition of Global Times
April 29: Editorial in the English edition of People's Daily
2. Economic Cooperation : US fiscal policy and investment to enhance national competitiveness, the outcomes of the US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue and the importance of US-China economic cooperation, US-China cooperation in African development
United States
April 6: Remarks by President Obama in an energy-related discussion
April 13: Remarks by President Obama regarding fiscal policy and China
April 15: Remarks by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs Lael Brainard at the Center for Global Development conference
April 19: Remarks by President Obama at a Town Hall in Virginia; regular press briefing by the US Department of State; remarks by Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs Mark Lagarde at an event welcoming US-China urban economic cooperation
China
April 21: Regular press conference by Hong Lei, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
April 26: Regular press conference by Hong Lei, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
3. Direction of US-China Relations : Strengthening US-China exchanges, emphasizing China's principles of peaceful development in its foreign policy
United States
April 12: Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton at a CPE meeting with Liu Yandong, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and State Councilor
April 19: Regular press briefing by the US Department of State
China
April 5: Remarks by Jia Qinglin, Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, on China's foreign policy, published in Australian media
April 25: Remarks by Premier Wen Jiabao at a joint press conference in Malaysia and Indonesia
4. US-China Military and Security Cooperation : China's position on concerns regarding its military modernization
April 1: Editorial in the English edition of China Daily
5. Taiwan Issue : China's criticism of US arms sales to Taiwan
April 14: Regular press conference by Hong Lei, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
6. North Korea Issue : China's call for the early resumption of the Six-Party Talks, support for improving inter-Korean and North Korea-US relations through dialogue
April 19: Regular press conference by Hong Lei, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
April 21: Regular press conference by Hong Lei, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
April 28: Regular press conference by Hong Lei, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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*This text is an AI translation of an original written in Korean. Some translations or nuances may be inaccurate.