[Chronicle of US-China Relations Official Statements] October 2011

Period : October 1-31, 2011

Major Issues

1. Asia-Pacific Issues : US Asia Rebalance Strategy and China's Wariness Thereof

United States

October 4: Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Campbell's remarks at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing

October 10: Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Campbell's public lecture in Thailand

October 11: Secretary of State Clinton's article in Foreign Policy, Secretary of State Clinton's interview with Reuters, Secretary of Defense Panetta's remarks

October 23: Secretary of Defense Panetta's press briefing

October 25: Joint press conference of the US and Japanese Ministers of Defense

October 27: Deputy Secretary of State Burns' remarks at the University of Tokyo

China

October 18: Editorial in the English edition of People's Daily

October 25: Regular press conference by Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Yu, editorial in the English edition of Global Times

October 26: Editorial in the English edition of China Daily

October 30: Editorial in the English edition of Global Times

2. Direction of US-China Relations Development : Positions of the US and China on the efforts required for the development of US-China relations

United States

October 11: Secretary of State Clinton's article in Foreign Policy

October 21: Secretary of Defense Panetta's press briefing

October 24: Deputy Secretary of State Burns' remarks at a US-China relations conference

October 27: Deputy Secretary of State Burns' remarks at the University of Tokyo

China

October 11: Regular press conference by Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Liu Weimin

October 12: Ambassador Zhang Yesui's remarks at Harvard Kennedy School

October 26: Editorial in the English edition of Global Times

3. Economic Cooperation : Conflict between the US and China over the US Senate's currency manipulation sanctions bill

United States

October 11: Secretary of State Clinton's article in Foreign Policy, Secretary of State Clinton's interview with Reuters

October 14: Secretary of State Clinton's remarks at the Economic Club of New York

October 18: Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Hormats' remarks in Beijing

October 24: Deputy Secretary of State Burns' remarks at a US-China relations conference

October 26: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State McCarthy's remarks at a conference

China

October 4: Remarks by Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu

October 8: Remarks by Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesperson, editorial in the English edition of China Daily

October 11: Editorial in the English edition of People's Daily

October 12: Remarks by Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu on the US Senate's RMB-related bill, Ambassador Zhang Yesui's remarks at Harvard Kennedy School

October 13: Editorial in the English edition of Global Times

4. US-China Military and Security Cooperation : US calls for increased Chinese transparency for the promotion of US-China military and security cooperation; China's position on the peaceful development of space science and technology

United States

October 11: Regular briefing by the US Department of State, Secretary of State Clinton's article in Foreign Policy

October 23: Secretary of Defense Panetta's press briefing

China

October 8: Editorial in the English edition of People's Daily

October 17: Ambassador Wang Qun's remarks on space security at the UN General Assembly

5. Human Rights Issues : US calls for improvement of human rights conditions in Tibet and the release of Liu Xiaobo, and China's phản đối

United States

October 7: Regular briefing by the US Department of State

October 11: Regular briefing by the US Department of State, Secretary of State Clinton's article in Foreign Policy

October 18: Regular briefing by the US Department of State

October 20: Regular briefing by the US Department of State

October 24: Deputy Secretary of State Burns' remarks at a US-China relations conference

October 27: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Yun's remarks

China

Remarks by Jiang Yu, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, on the Annual Report of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, U.S., November 19

6. Middle East and Africa Issues: China's position on Russia's veto of sanctions against Syria and the U.S. response, U.S. call for sanctions against Iran, U.S. response to UNESCO's approval of Palestine's membership, U.S. and China positions on Libya's reconstruction after Gaddafi's death, China's criticism of U.S. military intervention in Uganda

United States

U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, November 4

U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, November 5

U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, November 6

Reuters Interview with Secretary of State Clinton, Associated Press Interview with Secretary of State Clinton, U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, November 11

U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, November 12

U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, November 18

U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, November 20

U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, November 21

U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, November 24

U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, November 25

U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, November 26

U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, November 31

China

Remarks by Ma Zhaoxu, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, on the UN Security Council Resolution on Sanctions Against Syria, November 5

Regular Press Conference of Liu Weimin, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, November 11

Editorial in the English version of People's Daily, November 13

Regular Press Conference of Liu Weimin, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, November 14

Regular Press Conference of Liu Weimin, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, November 18

Editorial in the English version of People's Daily, November 20

Regular Press Conference of Jiang Yu, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Global Times English Edition Editorial, November 21

Regular Press Conference of Jiang Yu, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, November 25

Editorial in the English version of People's Daily, November 26

Editorial in the English version of People's Daily, November 27

Remarks by Jiang Yu, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, on the return of the ambassador to Libya, Remarks by Jiang Yu, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, on the Iran nuclear report, November 29

Regular Press Conference of Hong Lei, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, November 31

7. North Korea Issues: U.S. position to separate humanitarian food aid to North Korea from other political issues, U.S. and China positions on measures necessary for the resumption of the Six-Party Talks

United States

U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, November 7

Reuters Interview with Secretary of State Clinton, November 11

U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, November 19

U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, November 25

Joint Press Conference of the U.S. and ROK Ministers of National Defense, November 27

U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, November 28

China

Regular Press Conference of Liu Weimin, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, November 19

Regular Press Conference of Jiang Yu, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, November 20

Regular Press Conference of Jiang Yu, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Editorials in the English versions of Global Times and China Daily, November 24

Regular Press Conference of Jiang Yu, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, November 25

Editorial in the English version of China Daily, November 27

8. Taiwan Issues: U.S. position to support the enhancement of Taiwan's defense capabilities based on the Taiwan Relations Act, and China's position emphasizing the Taiwan issue as a matter of sovereignty

United States

Remarks by Assistant Secretary of State Campbell, November 4

Press Briefing by Secretary of Defense Panetta, November 23

China

Remarks by Ambassador Zhang Yesui of China at the Harvard Kennedy School, November 12

9. Cybersecurity: U.S. and China positions on the importance of cybersecurity, China's opposition to attempts at interference in its internal affairs under the guise of internet freedom

United States

Remarks by Secretary of Defense Panetta, November 11

Press Briefing by Cyber Issues Coordinator Painter, Department of State, November 18

China

Regular Press Conference of Jiang Yu, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Statement by Ambassador Wang Qun of China on Information and Cybersecurity at the UN General Assembly, November 20

Regular Press Conference of Hong Lei, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, November 31

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