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[US-China Relations Official Statements Chronology] August 2011
Period : August 1-31, 2011
Key Issues
1. US-China Military and Security Cooperation : US criticism of China's first aircraft carrier development and lack of military transparency; US position on the legitimacy of ROK-US joint military exercises; US concerns over China's military buildup threatening regional security; China's rebuttal of the theory of Chinese military threat; necessity of bilateral cooperation for Asia-Pacific security, which is a common security interest for the US and China; China's position on US counter-terrorism policy
United States
August 10, US Department of State regular briefing
August 18, US Department of State regular briefing
August 21, US White House Vice President Biden's remarks on US-China relations
August 24, US Department of Defense press briefing
China
August 1, People's Daily English edition editorial
August 13, China Daily English edition editorial
August 18, People's Daily English edition editorial
August 25, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu's regular press conference
August 26, China Daily English edition editorial; Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu's remarks on the US Department of Defense's release of the '2011 Report to Congress on China Military and Security Developments'
2. Direction of US-China Relations Development : US expectations for the development of US-China relations; China's criticism of the limitations of US democratic institutions; China's position on the new Ambassador Locke
United States
August 19, US White House Vice President Biden's remarks during a conversation with Chinese President Hu Jintao
August 21, US White House Vice President Biden's remarks on US-China relations
August 24, US White House press briefing
China
August 15, Global Times English edition editorial
3. Economic Cooperation : Emphasis on the necessity of US leadership in resolving global economic issues; China's criticism of the limitations of the US-led global economic order and the need for a new development model; US and China's expectations for strengthened US-China economic cooperation following US Vice President Biden's visit to China; China's role amidst global economic recession; US support for China's efforts to protect intellectual property rights; US support for China's '12th Five-Year Plan'; US and China's positions on the need for macroeconomic policy coordination due to increasing interdependence of US-China economies
United States
August 9, US Department of State regular briefing
August 19, US White House Vice President Biden's remarks during a US-China business meeting; US White House Vice President Biden's remarks during a conversation with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
August 21, US White House Vice President Biden's remarks on US-China relations
China
August 2, Global Times English edition editorial
August 3, People's Daily English edition editorial
August 4, People's Daily English edition editorial, People's Daily English edition editorial
August 8, Global Times English edition editorial
August 9, Global Times English edition editorial
August 10, Global Times English edition editorial
August 11, People's Daily English edition editorial
August 16, People's Daily English edition editorial
August 17, Global Times English edition editorial
August 19, China Daily English edition editorial
August 22, Global Times English edition editorial
August 24, People's Daily English edition editorial
4. Human Rights Issues : US position demanding the immediate release of Liu Xiaobo and Gao Zhisheng; US position of making human rights a core tenet of foreign policy; China's criticism of the limitations of Western democratic political systems and its search for alternative political systems; China's emphasis on the necessity of internet censorship
United States
August 1, US Department of State regular briefing
August 9, US Department of State regular briefing
August 17, US Department of State regular briefing
China
August 9, Global Times English edition editorial
August 12, Global Times English edition editorial
August 13, Global Times English edition editorial
5. Asia-Pacific Issues : US position on the Dokdo dispute between South Korea and Japan; China's claim of sovereignty over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands; China's criticism of US intervention in the South China Sea dispute
United States
August 2, US Department of State regular briefing
China
August 2, People's Daily English edition editorial
May 3, People's Daily English Edition editorial
May 5, China Daily English Edition editorial
May 24, Statement by Ma Zhaoxu, Spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the presence of Chinese fishery surveillance ships near Diaoyu Dao island
6. Middle East and Africa Issues: U.S. support for democracy among Syrian citizens and specific pressure measures by the U.S. on the Syrian government; U.S. position emphasizing democratization of Libya as a core interest; China's criticism of Western countries' interventionist intentions in Libya; China's criticism of the outcomes of the U.S. occupation of Iraq; China's non-interference policy emphasizing the sovereignty of the Syrian people in their development path
United States
May 3, U.S. Department of State regular press briefing, statement by Ambassador Rice at the UN on the UN Security Council presidential statement regarding Syria
May 9, U.S. Department of State regular press briefing
May 10, White House press conference, statement by Ambassador Rice at the UN on the UN Security Council meeting regarding Syria
May 11, U.S. Department of State regular press briefing; May 18, Statement by Secretary of State Clinton on the situation in Syria
May 30, U.S. Department of State regular press briefing
May 31, U.S. Department of State regular press briefing
China
May 2, China Daily English Edition editorial
May 19, China Daily English Edition editorial
May 23, Global Times English Edition editorial, People's Daily English Edition editorial, regular press conference by Ma Zhaoxu, Spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the situation in Syria
May 24, China Daily English Edition editorial
May 25, People's Daily English Edition editorial
May 31, Global Times English Edition editorial
7. North Korea Issues: U.S. position on the background of the North Korea-U.S. dialogue in New York in July; U.S. position demanding concrete actions to prove North Korea's sincerity, such as the implementation of denuclearization measures from 2005 and improvement of inter-Korean relations; U.S. position on the role of China as a key partner in the Six-Party Talks; U.S. position on North Korea's food issues
June 1, U.S. Department of State regular briefing
June 4, U.S. Department of State regular briefing
June 10, U.S. Department of State regular briefing
June 11, U.S. Department of State regular briefing
June 18, U.S. Department of State regular briefing
June 19, Statement by U.S. Vice President Biden during talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
June 25, Department of State regular briefing
8. Taiwan Issue: China's criticism of the U.S. intention to sell arms to Taiwan; U.S. position respecting both the 'One-China Policy' and the Taiwan Relations Act; China's position emphasizing the Taiwan issue as a core interest; U.S. position supporting Taiwan's self-defense capabilities
United States
May 24, U.S. Department of Defense press briefing
China
June 1, People's Daily English Edition editorial
June 10, People's Daily English Edition editorial
June 18, China Daily English Edition editorial
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